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1、TheMonkeyandtheCrocodileAlongtimeago,amonkeylivedinagreatfigtreeontheriverbank.Lifewasgoodforhim.Hegrewbigandstrongbyeatingthetree'sfruit.Alotofcrocodileslivedintheriverandoneofthemwatchedthemonkeyforalongtimeasheateandsleptinthetree.“Thatmonkey'sheartmusttastesosw
2、eetfromallthefruitheeats,”thecrocodilethoughttoherself.“Iwanttoeatit.”Sheturnedtoherhusbandandsaid,“Seethebigmonkeyupthereinthattree.Bringmehisheart,Iwanttoeatit.”Herhusbandlookedupatthemonkeyinthetreeandthenlookedathiswife.“ButthemonkeyliveshighinthetreeandI’mhere
3、intheriver.HowcanIcatchhim?”“Idon’tcarehowyoudoit,justbringmehisheart,”yelledhiswife,slappingthewaterangrilywithhertail.Herhusbandknewtherewasnowayoftalkingheroutofsomething,onceshehadmadeuphermind.Shewouldn’ttalktohimagainuntilhebroughtherthemonkey’sheart.“Ok,Ok,c
4、almdown,I’llthinkofsomething,dearest,”hesaid.Thecrocodilethoughtandthoughtandfinallycameupwithaplan.“IknowwhatI’lldo,”hesaidtohimself.“I'lltrickthemonkeyintoridingonmyback.”Thecrocodileswamclosertothetree.“Hello,MrMonkey.Howareyoutoday?”hecalledout,smilingandtrying
5、tosoundfriendly.Hewasn’ttoobright.Whenhesmiled,heshowedallhisbigteeth.“I'mfine,thankyou,”saidthemonkey,tryingnottolookscaredashestareddownfromthetreeattheopenmouth.“MrMonkey,whydoyouonlyeatthefruitfromthatfigtreewhentherearesomanyjuicymangoesontreesontheislandinthe
6、middleoftheriver?”askedthecrocodile.“BecauseIcan’tgetacrosstheriver,thewateristoodeep,”answeredthemonkey.“Noproblem,youcanrideonmybackandI'lltakeyouoverthere.”Themonkeydidn’ttrustthecrocodilecompletely,buthewasgreedyandhewantedtotasteallthosejuicymangoesontheisland
7、.Sohejumpeddownontothecrocodile’sback.“Holdontightandoffwego,”saidthecrocodile.Thecrocodilehadonlyswumalittlewaywhenhedivedunderthewater.“Whydidyoudothat?”saidthemonkey,splutteringandspittingoutwater.“Icouldhavedrowned.”“Youaregoingtodrown,”saidthecrocodile.“I'mgoi
8、ngtoholdyouunderthewaterandkillyou.Mywifewantsmetobringheryourheartsoshecaneatit.”“Ah,youshouldhavetoldmebeforeweleft,”saidthemonkey.“Ididn’tbrin
