The Monk ey A nd T he C roco dile

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Sothemonkeysatonthebackofthecrocodiletovisithishome.The
crocodile,whowasverysimple,toldthemonkeythathiswifealso
wantedtotrythetasteofamonkeyheart.
Thecrocodilealsotooksomemangoeshomeunderthe
waterforhiswife.Oncehetoldthemonkeythathiswifewas
verypleasedandshehadaskedhimtobringhisfriendtoher.
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Themonkeywasscaredbutpretendedtobealmandreplied,“Iam
sorry,friend,Ihavekeptmyheartathomeonthetree.Takemeback
andIwillfetchitforyourwife.”Thefoolishcrocodileswamback.
Amonkeylivedinaforestbesideariver.Heusedto
throwripemangoesintothelake,andacrocodileate
them.Theysoonbecamegreatfriends.
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Assoonashereachedthebank,themonkeyjumpedoff
hisback.“Goodbye,friend!”hesaidfromabove,“yourwife
willnevertasteamonkey’sheart!“
TheMonkeyAndTheCrocodile
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Themorallessonofthestoryofthemonkeyandthe
crocodileisthatpresenceofmindoftensavesus.
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