The Clever Monkey
Once upon a time, a curious monkey was living in a tree full of yummy, juicy berries! One day, a
big crocodile swam up to the tree and said he was so tired from his long journey.
The crocodile was sooooooo hungry and was looking for something to eat. When he told the
nice monkey this, the monkey gave him some yummy berries and the crocodile was so grateful.
He asked the monkey if he could come back soon for some delicious fruit and the monkey said
yes!
The croc came back the very next day, and the one after that. Pretty soon, it was like they were
seeing each other every single day! They became great pals and talked about all sorts of things
– just like all good friends do – and shared all their secrets.
The crocodile told the monkey about his wife who lived far away on the other side of the river.
So, the kind monkey offered the crocodile some extra yummy berries to take home to his wife.
The croc and the monkey started to be really good buddies and they shared some yummy
berries. The monkey was really kind and gave the croc a bunch of extra berries to take home
and give to his wife. But the croc’s wife was a little bit jealous since they were becoming such
close pals.
She wished that their friendship was over forever. She started to wonder if the monkey ate so
many of those yummy berries, then his meat must be really yummy. So, she asked the crocodile
to bring his friend over for a yummy dinner.
The crocodile said no because he knew his wife was being naughty. But, she was still
determined to eat the monkey’s yummy meat!
She acted like she was sick and told the crocodile that her doctor said the only way she
wouldn’t die was if she had a monkey’s heart. So the crocodile ran to the monkey’s tree and
fibbed, saying that his wife had made them a yummy meal.
The monkey was so excited to hop on the crocodile’s back! But soon halfway, the monkey saw
that the crocodile was sinking and got a bit scared. He asked his new friend, “Why are you going
down like that?” The crocodile answered him honestly.
The clever monkey said to him that it was a sad thing to happen because he forgot his heart
back home. If the crocodile brought him back, he’d be happy to give his heart to help the
crocodile’s wife get better.
The silly crocodile fell for the monkey’s tricky fib and hurried back to the tree so he could
capture the monkey’s heart. As soon as they got there, the monkey quickly hopped up to safety
and shouted to the crocodile to tell his wife that she married a silly one! Read full story.
Moral of the story: “Stay chill and think smart to get out of sticky spots!”
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