Thursday, April 30, 2020

Reading Notes: Grimm Part B

The monkey and the crocodile - Panchatantra stories retold ...

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The Monkey and the Crocodile
Source: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt

  • a mother crocodile tells her son that she wants him to catch a monkey so that she can eat its heart 
  • the crocodile tells the monkey to come with him to the other side of the river where the fruit is ripe 
    • the monkey says that he cannot swim; however the crocodile ensures the monkey that he can swim and that the monkey can ride on his back over to the other side 
    • the monkey agreed to this
  • the crocodile proceeds to dive into the water
    • freaking out, the monkey asks why he did that & comes to find that he is plotted to die 
  • the monkey gets clever & tells the crocodile that he left his heart in the tree
    • he gets away, but not for long 
    • the monkey acts as if he is caught and tells the crocodile to open his mouth so that he can jump inside of it 
    • little did the crocodile know that the monkey knew whenever they opened their mouths wide, they also shut their eyes 
  • the monkey gains the crocodile's respect & goes on to live his life as he pleases 

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