monkey and crocodile

The Monkey and the CrocodilePART 1A monkey lived in a great tree on a river bank. In the river there were many crocodiles. A crocodile watched the monkeys for a long time, and one day she said to her son, "My son, get one of those monkeys for me. I want the heart of a monkey to eat.""How am I to catch a monkey?" asked the little crocodile. "I do not travel on land, and the monkey does not go into the water.""Put your wits to work, and you'll find a way," said the mother crocodile.And the little crocodile thought and thought. At last he said to himself, "I know what I'll do. I'll get that monkey that lives in a big tree on the river bank. He wishes to go across the river to the island where the fruit is so ripe." So the crocodile swam to the tree where the Monkey lived."Oh, Monkey," he called, "come with me over to the island where the fruit is so ripe.""How can I go with you?" asked the monkey. "I do not swim.""No, but I do. I will take you over on my back," said the crocodile.The monkey was greedy, and wanted the ripe fruit, so he jumped down onto the crocodile's back."Off we go!" said the crocodile."This is a fine ride you are giving me!" said the monkey."Do you think so? well, how do you like this?" asked the crocodile, diving down into the river."Oh, don't!" cried the monkey as he went under the water. He was afraid to let go, and he did not know what to do under the water.When the crocodile came up, the monkey sputtered and choked. "Why did you take me under water, Crocodile?" he asked."I am going to kill you by keeping you under water," answered the crocodile. "My mother wants monkey-heart to eat, and I'm going to take yours to her." "I wish you had told me you wanted my heart, " said the monkey, "then I might have brought it with me.""How strange!" said the crocodile. "Do you mean to say that you left your heart back there in the tree?""That is what I mean," said the monkey. "If you want my heart, we must go back to the tree and get it. But we are so near the island where the ripe fruit is, please take me there first.""No, Monkey," said the crocodile, "I'll take you straight back to your tree. Never mind the ripe fruit. Get your heart and bring it to me at once. Then we'll see about going to the island.""Very well," said the monkey. But no sooner had he jumped onto the bank of the river than—whisk! up he ran into the tree. From the topmost branches he called down to the crocodile in the water below, "My heart is way up here! If you want it, come for it! Come for it!"PART 2The monkey soon moved away from that tree. He wanted to get away from the crocodile, so that he might live in peace. But the crocodile found him far down the river, living in another tree. In the middle of the river was an island covered with fruit trees. Half-way between the bank of the river and the island, a large rock rose out of the water. The monkey could jump to the rock, and then get to the island. The crocodile watched the monkey crossing from the bank of the river to the rock, and then to the island. He thought to himself, "The monkey will stay on the island all day, and I'll catch him on his way home at night."The monkey had a fine feast, while the crocodile swam about watching him all day. Toward night the crocodile crawled out of the water and lay on the rock, perfectly still. When it grew dark among the trees, the monkey started for home. He ran down to the river bank, and there he stopped."What is the matter with the rock?" the monkey thought to himself. "I never saw it so high before. The crocodile is ling on it!" So he went to the edge of the water and called, "Hello, Rock!"No answer. So he called again, "Hello, Rock!"Three times the monkey called, and then he said, "Why is it, Friend Rock, that you do not answer me tonight?""Oh," said the crocodile to himself, "the rock answers the monkey at night. I'll have to answer for the rock this time."So he answered, "Yes, Monkey! What is it?"The monkey laughed and said, "Oh, it's you, Crocodile, is it?""Yes," said the crocodile. "I am waiting here for you. I am going to eat you." "You have caught me in a trap this time," said the monkey. "There is no other way for me to go home. Open your mouth wide so I can jump right into it."Now the monkey well knew that when crocodiles open their mouths wide, they shut their eyes. While the crocodile lay on the rock with his mouth wide open and his eyes shut, the monkey jumped—but not into his mouth! Oh, no! He landed on the top of the crocodile's head, and then sprang quickly to the bank. Up he whisked into his tree.When the crocodile saw the trick the monkey had played on him, he said, "Monkey, you have great cunning. You know no fear. I'll let you alone after this." "Thank you, Crocodile, but I shall be on the watch for you just the same," said the clever little monkey.。

猴子和鳄鱼英文课文以下是一篇关于猴子和鳄鱼的英文课文：Once upon a time, in a dense jungle, there lived a mischievous monkey named Max. Max loved to explore and play tricks on his fellow jungle creatures. One sunny day, while swinging from tree to tree, Max stumbled upon a river where a fearsome crocodile named Charlie resided.Charlie was known as the king of the river and was feared by all the animals. His sharp teeth and powerful jaws made him a formidable predator. Max, being the curious monkey he was, decided to test Charlie's temperament."Hello, Mr. Crocodile!" Max called out, swinging closer to the riverbank. "I've heard stories about your strength and bravery. Is it true that you can swim faster than any other creature in the jungle?"Charlie, flattered by the monkey's words, puffed up hischest and replied, "Indeed, little monkey! I am the fastest swimmer in these waters. No one can challenge my speed."Max, not one to back down from a challenge, grinned mischievously. "I bet I can beat you in a swimming race! If I win, you must promise to be friends with all the animals in the jungle and never harm them."Charlie, amused by the monkey's audacity, agreed to the challenge. The news spread quickly throughout the jungle, and all the animals gathered at the riverbank to witness the race.The next day, the race began. Charlie dived into the water with great force, creating a large splash. Max, on the other hand, cleverly climbed onto the back of a passing turtle and hitched a ride across the river.As Charlie reached the other side, he turned around, expecting to see Max far behind. To his surprise, Max was already waiting for him, sitting on a tree branch and laughing."You tricked me, little monkey!" Charlie exclaimed, realizing he had been outsmarted. "You may have won the race, but I admire your cleverness. From now on, I promise to be friends with all the animals in the jungle and never harm them."And so, the friendship between Max the monkey and Charlie the crocodile blossomed. They became inseparable and taught the other animals the importance of unity and friendship.From that day forward, the jungle thrived with harmony, thanks to the unlikely friendship between a mischievous monkey and a fearsome crocodile.这篇课文讲述了一个关于猴子Max和鳄鱼Charlie的故事。

Once upon a time, a clever monkey lived in a tree that had juicy, red apples. He was very happy. One day, a crocodile swam up to that tree and told the monkey that he had travelled a long way and was looking for food as he was very hungry. The kind monkey gave him a few apples. The crocodile enjoyed them very much and asked the monkey whether he could come again for some more fruit. The generous monkey happily agreed.The crocodile returned the next day. And the next. And the next one after that. Soon the two became very good friends. They discussed their lives, their friends and family like all friends do. The crocodile told the monkey that he had a wife and that they lived on the other side of the river. So the kind monkey offered him some extra apples to take home to his wife. The crocodile's wife loved the apples and made her husband promise to get her some every day.Meanwhile, the friendship between the money and the crocodile grew and grew as they spent more and more time together. The crocodile's wife started getting jealous. She wanted to put an end to this friendship. so she pretended that she could not believe that her husband could be friends with a monkey. Her husband tried to convince her that he and the monkey shared a true friendship. The crocodile's wife thought to herself that if the monkey ate only apples, his meat would be very sweet. So she asked the crocodile to invite the monkey to their house.The crocodile was not happy about this. He tried to make the excuse that it would be difficult to get the monkey across the river. But his wife was determined to eat the monkey's meat So she thought of a plan. One day, she pretended to be very ill and told the crocodile that the doctor said that she would only recover if she ate a monkeys heart. If her husband wanted to save her life. he must bring her his friends heart.The crocodile was shocked and confused On the one hand, he loved his friend. On the other hand, he could not possibly let his wife die. The crocodile's wife threatened him saying that if he did not get her the monkey’s heart, she would die.So the crocodile went to the apple tree and invited the monkey to come home to meet his wife. He told the monkey that he could ride across the river on the crocodile's back. The monkey happily agreed. As they reached the middle of the river. the crocodile began to sink. The frightened monkey asked him why he was doing that.The crocodile explained that he would have to kill the monkey to save his wife's life. The clever monkey told him that he would gladly give up his heart to save the life of the crocodiles wife, but he had left his heart behind in the apple tree. He asked the crocodile to quickly turn back so that the monkey could go get his heart from the apple tree.The silly crocodile quickly swam back to the apple tree. The monkey climbed up the tree to safety. He told the crocodile to tell his wicked wife that she had married the biggest fool in the world.Once upon a time, a clever monkey lived 1 a tree that had juicy, red apples. One day, a crocodile swam up to that tree and told the monkey that he was very 2_（hunger). The kind monkey gave him a few apples. The crocodile enjoyed them very much and asked the monkey 3 he could come again for some more fruit. The generous monkey 4 (happy) agreed and also offered him some extra apples to take home to his wife. However, the crocodile's wife was 5 greedy that, besides apples, she forced her husband to get her the monkey’s heart. After 6 (accept) the bad couple’s invitation,the monkey agreed to cross the river on the crocodile's back. In the middle of the river. the crocodile began to sink and the 7 (frighten) monkey asked him why. 8 (know) the truth, he 9 (lie) to the crocodile that his heart was left behind in the apple tree.The silly crocodile quickly swam back and the monkey climbed up the tree to 10（safe).。

Retold from the Panchatantram by Rohini ChowdhuryOnce there lived a monkey in a jamun tree by a river.The monkey was alone - he had no friends, no family,but he was happy and content. The jamun tree gavehim plenty of sweet fruit to eat, and shade from the sunand shelter from the rain.One day a crocodile came swimming up the river andclimbed on to the bank to rest under the monkey's tree.'Hello', called the monkey, who was a friendly animal. 'Hello', replied the crocodile, surprised. 'Do you know where I can get some food?' he asked. 'I haven't had anything to eat all day - there just don't seem to be any fish left in the river.''Well,' said the monkey, 'I don't eat fish so I wouldn't know - but I do have plenty of ripe purple jamuns in my tree. Would you like to try some?' He threw some down to the crocodile. The crocodile was so hungry that he ate up all the jamuns even though crocodiles don't eat fruit. He loved the sweet tangy fruit and shyly asked whether he could have some more. 'Of course', replied the monkey generously, throwing down more fruit. 'Come back whene ver you feel like more fruit', he added when the crocodile had eaten his fill.After that the crocodile would visit the monkeyevery day. The two animals soon becamefriends - they would talk and tell each otherstories, and eat as much of the sweet jamuns asthey wanted. The monkey would throw down all the fruit the crocodile wanted from his tree.One day the crocodile began talking about his wife and family. 'Why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a wife?' asked the monkey. 'Please take some of the jamuns for her as well when you go back today.' The crocodile thanked him and took some of the fruit for his wife.The crocodile's wife loved the jamuns. She had never eaten anything so sweet before. 'Imagine', she said, 'how sweet would be the creature who eats these jamuns every day. The monkey has eaten these every day of his life - his flesh would be even sweeter than the fruit.' She asked her husband to invite the monkey for a meal - 'and then we can eat him up' she said happily.The crocodile was appalled - how could he eathis friend? He tried to explain to his wife that hecould not possibly eat the monkey. 'He is myonly true friend', he said. But she would not listen - she must eat the monkey. 'Since when do crocodiles eat fruit and spare animals?' she asked. When the crocodile would not agree to eat the monkey, she pretended to fall very sick. 'Only a monkey's heart can cure me', she wailed to her husband. 'If you love me you will get your friend the monkey and let me eat his heart.'The poor crocodile did not know what to do - he did not want to eat his friend, but he could not let his wife die. At last he decided to bring the monkey to his wife.'O dear friend', he called as soon as reached the jamun tree. ' My wife insists that you come to us for a meal. She is grateful for all the fruit that you have sent her, and asks that I bring you home with me.' The monkey was flattered, but said he could not possibly go because he did not know how to swim. 'Don't worry about that', said the crocodile. 'I'll carry you on my back.' The monkey agreed and jumped onto the crocodile's back.The crocodile swam with him out into the deep wide river. When they were far away from the bank and the jamun tree, he said, 'My wife is very ill. The only thing that will cure her is a monkey's heart. So, dear friend, this will be the end of you and of our friendship.' The monkey was horrified. What could he do to save himself? He thought quickly and said 'Dear friend, I am very sorry to hear of your wife's illness and I am glad that I will be able to help her. But I have left my heart behind on the jamun tree. Do you think we could go back so that I can fetch it for your wife?'The crocodile believed the monkey. He turned andswam quickly to the jamun tree. The monkey leaped offhis back and into the safety of his tree. 'False andfoolish friend,' he called. 'Don't you know that we carryour hearts within us? I will never trust you again or evergive you fruit from my tree. Go away and don't comeback again.'The crocodile felt really foolish - he had lost a friend anda supply of good sweet fruit. The monkey had saved himself because he had thought quickly. He realised that a monkey and a crocodile could never be true friends - crocodiles preferred to eat monkeys rather than be friends with them.。