“Hello. Sorry, but do you know how to chase away these monkeys?” I turned my head sideways in the direction of the voice with the rest of my body in the push-up position. Looking rather helpless, just a few metres away, was a middle aged Caucasian lady. Getting up from the wooden bench to get a clearer picture, I sawthe culprits. A couple of monkeys had surrounded the woman’s pram, had extracted certain packages from the bottom of the pram and were calmly opening them to explore their contents. Yes, a chance to be a hero! I walked towards the lady, whose toddler busied himself on the playground without showing any concern for the predicament of his mother. “I am not sure but can try”, I answered humbly, to relay the idea that I was stepping out of my comfort zone to come to her aid, and that this required great courage, and therefore she should ready a medal by the time I was done. A few feet from the pram, I aimed a few kicks at the monkeys rather lamely, hoping they