i was at someones house today and they had about 40 in counting little statues of three monkeys, one had his hands over his eyes, the other had his hands over his ears, and the lat has his hands over his mouth. what does this symbol mean?
2007-09-01 17:43:54 · 16 answers · asked by Micheller♥ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. They're the three wise monkeys. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys .
2007-09-01 17:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by shmux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one covering his ears is hear no evil ,The one covering his mouth means speak no evil and The one covering his eyes means see no evil! my friend and i took pictures in a picture booth using the monkey thing ^__^
2007-09-01 17:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by .ashwee. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah just like the first guy said See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil
2007-09-01 17:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by biking for life 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See no evil/ covering eyes hear no evil/covering ears and speak no evil/ covering mouth
2007-09-01 17:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question assumes that there are ONLY 3 things that make me smile. The first to spring to mind, though, is Saturday Morning Beatles -- two hours' worth (minus commercials), every week. That never fails to make me smile. Seeing some of my favorite flowers bloom. Eating salad made with fresh herbs from my garden.
2016-05-19 01:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hear No Evil
See No Evil
Speak No Evil
2007-09-01 17:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by minitrail70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every answerer ahead of me is correct except that they fail to mention the significance of, or the meaning of, the depiction.
Very simply, it is a depiction of what many people will do in social settings when they are aware of things but are too embarrassed or fearful of passing on what they know to someone who doesn't.
2007-09-01 17:57:15 · answer #7 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's usually interpreted as representing the saying, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
2007-09-01 17:47:44 · answer #8 · answered by tevkralahomejb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see no evil ,hear no evil, & speak no evil. In India it was first told by father of nation Mahatma Gandhiji
2007-09-01 17:53:39 · answer #9 · answered by ronny shetty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hear no evil, speak no evil and see no evil
2007-09-02 18:39:00 · answer #10 · answered by joankuchta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋