英语故事:猴子和鳄鱼
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THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE
One day a little monkey was playing in a tall tree by the
river. A crocodile was swimming slowly near the bank with her baby.
She looked around for some food. Suddenly she saw the monkey. 'Aha,
there's my meal,' she thought. She then turn to her son, 'Do you
love me, Son?'
'Why, of course, Mum!' the baby crocodile said.
'Well then, you catch the monkey and give me his heart to
eat.'
'But how can I?' the baby crocodile asked. 'Monkeys can't
swim, and I can't climb trees.'
'You needn't climb the tree,' his mother said. 'Use your
head, then you will find a way.'
The baby crocodile thought hard. Then he had an idea. He
swam near the tree and shouted, 'Hey, Monkey! Would you like some
bananas?'
'Bananas! Mm! I love them,' said the monkey. 'But where are
they?'
'On the other side of the river. There are some banana
trees there, and they have lots o
f bananas on them. I'll take you there on my back.'
'Good,' the monkey came down and jumped onto the
crocodile's back.
Soon they were in the middle of the river. Suddenly the
crocodile went down under the water. When he came up again, the
monkey was all wet. 'Don't do that!' The monkey cried. 'Don't do
that again! I can't swim, you know.'
'I know, but I have to,' answered the crocodile. 'My mother
wants to eat your heart.'
The little monkey was clever. 'Why didn't you tell me
earlier?' He asked.
'My heart isn't here with me. I left it in that tree over
there.'
'Then we'll have to go back for it. Mother doesn't want you
without your heart.' The crocodile turned and swam back to the
bank.
Soon they reached the bank. The monkey jumped off the
crocodile at once, picked up a big stone and quickly climbed up the
tree. The crocodile waited for the monkey to come down again. As he
was waiting, he suddenly heard a voice from
above:
'Hey, Crocodile!'
The crocodile looked up. The monkey was hanging from the
tree by his tail and laughing.
‘Here's my heart. Come up and get it. Don't keep your
mother waiting…You can't come up? Well, catch!'