Once upon a time, a smart monkey lived in a big tree by a river. One day, a crocodile swam up to the tree and asked the monkey for some fruit. The monkey was kind and shared some fruit with the crocodile.
The crocodile enjoyed the fruit so
much that he came back the next day for more. The monkey happily agreed, and
soon, the crocodile came every day to get fruit. The two became good friends,
and the monkey trusted the crocodile.
One day, the crocodile's wife tasted
the fruit and loved it. She wanted more and asked her husband about it. She
became greedy and decided she wanted to eat the monkey's heart, too. The
crocodile didn't want to hurt his friend, but his wife threatened to leave him
if he didn't bring her the monkey's heart.
The crocodile came up with a plan. He
told the monkey that his wife had invited him to dinner and asked if he wanted
to come. Trusting his friend, the monkey agreed and climbed onto the
crocodile's back. They started to cross the river.
While they were in the middle of the
river, the crocodile told the monkey about his wife's plan. The monkey was
scared but thought quickly. He told the crocodile that he had left his heart
back in the tree and that they needed to return to get it. The crocodile
believed the monkey and swam back to the riverbank.
As soon as they reached the shore, the monkey quickly jumped off the crocodile's back and climbed back up his tree. The crocodile realized that the monkey had tricked him. The monkey then said that a true friend would never hurt another for selfish reasons.
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