‘The Fox and the

Crocodile’

Long, long ago

there lived a
clever fox and his
faithful friend,
the crocodile.
Food was often
hard to find, so
one day they
decided to grow
their own.
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
First they grew
some rice. The
crocodile asked,
“How shall we share
the rice?”

“You have all the

parts that are
growing under the
ground and I’ll take
the top parts,” said
the fox.
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
When they pulled up
the plants the
crocodile saw that only
roots grew under the
ground.

The tasty rice seeds

grew above the
ground. The cunning
fox laughed and ate
the rice
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’

Next they decided to

grow potatoes.

When it was time to

harvest the crop the
crocodile said “This
time I’ll take the top
part.”
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
They dug up the plants
and the crocodile was
amazed to see all the
potatoes which lay
beneath the ground.

The fox laughed out

loud and ate the
potatoes but the
crocodile was very
cross.
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
Next they grew
coconuts. The fox
said “Decide which
part you would like -
the outside or the
inside.”

The crocodile
snapped, “It will have
nasty pips on the
inside I’ll eat the
outside instead’’
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
When they cut
through the coconut’s
hairy shell, the
crocodile saw that on
the inside there was
refreshing, milky
water and flesh.

He was very angry.

The fox laughed and
ate the coconut.
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’
Next the fox decided
they should grow sugar
cane. He was just
about to promise the
crocodile both the
roots and the leaves
when the crocodile had
a good idea...
‘The Fox and the
Crocodile’

“Let’s share our food

fairly,” suggested the
crocodile.

From that day on, the

fox and the crocodile
always had plenty of
food to eat and lived
happily ever after.