by Ellen C. Babbitt
The crocodile really wanted the monkey's heart to take to his mom which is kind of sweet in a sad way. The crocodile tries to trick the monkey by telling him that he will take him to the island with all the ripe fruit on his back. The monkey agrees but then the crocodile tries to drown him. The monkey tricks the crocodile into thinking that his heart is back on land and that he forgot it there. The crocodile believes him and takes him back to shore where the monkey escapes. In part two, the crocodile is watching the monkey again and devises a plan to trap him on an island in the middle. He sits there, waiting for the monkey and when it's dark the monkey prepares to hop on the island but realizes it is larger than normal and calls out to the rock. He tricks the crocodile by making him believe that he normally talks to the rock so the crocodile responds in lieu of the rock, exposing himself to the monkey who knows exactly who it is. So then the monkey tricks the crocodile into opening up wide so he can jump into his mouth but he actually does that so the crocodile will close his eyes and the monkey can jump on top and over him to get to land.
The Ox Who Won the Forfeit
by Ellen C. Babbitt
Stories with animals and morals are my FAVORITE. The man knows that his ox is the strongest so he takes the ox to the village so that he can win money on a bet over how strong the ox is. However, when the ox is loaded up with all the carts, the man yells at him and whips him. The ox doesn't respond to this because he isn't used to it and the man loses all the money. When they get back the man is very sad and the ox asks him why he whipped him and called him those mean names. The man apologized and promised never to do that again. The ox says that the man has always been a good owner except for that and they could go back and try again. This time the man treats the ox with respect and the ox is able to pull all the carts and the man wins the money. The moral of the story is that people respond better to respect than they do to harsh words and aggressiveness.
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The Sandy Road
by Ellen C. Babbitt
There was a group of merchants traveling through a very sandy desert. They could only travel at night because the sunshine made the sand too hot to travel on. They do this for many nights until they are only one day travels away from where they need to go. The pilot gets too confident and lets the ox lead on their own while he naps because he is so tired from not sleeping throughout the journey much. The oxen lead them astray and finally when the pilot wakes up they are very off track and now are without resources. The pilot travels until he finds water for everyone and it saves them. Then they get back on track and make it okay.
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