The mousedeer and the crocodile
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THE MOUSEDEER AND THE CROCODILE Once upon a time, there lived a Mouse Deer in the jungle. One day, the Mouse Deer saw fruits on the other side of the river. Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the tasty fruits but there are many crocodiles in the river. Mouse Deer didn’t want Crocodile to eat him first! Then, Mouse Deer had an idea. He called out, “Hey Crocodile!”, “The King wants to know the number of crocodiles in this river.”, “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side.” So, all the crocodiles line up in a row for the Mouse Deer to count them. The Mouse Deer jumps from one crocodile to another and counts the number loudly, “One, two, three” until the last crocodile, “Ten”. Finally, the Mouse Deer reaches the other side of the river safely. The crocodile felts very angry because they cannot eat the Mouse Deer. QUESTIONS 1. Why the Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river? To eat the fruits. 2. How did the Mouse Deer cross the river? By jumping from the crocodile’s back to another. 3. How many crocodiles are there in the river? Ten. 4. Why did the crocodile get angry? They cannot eat the Mouse Deer.
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THE MOUSEDEER AND THE CROCODILE
Once upon a time, there lived a Mouse Deer in the jungle. One day, the Mouse Deer saw fruits on the other side of the river. Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted to eat the tasty fruits but there are many crocodiles in the river.
Mouse Deer didn’t want Crocodile to eat him first! Then, Mouse Deer had an idea. He called out, “Hey Crocodile!”, “The King wants to know the number of crocodiles in this river.”, “You must line up from this side of the river to the other side.”
So, all the crocodiles line up in a row for the Mouse Deer to count them. The Mouse Deer jumps from one crocodile to another and counts the number loudly, “One, two, three” until the last crocodile, “Ten”. Finally, the Mouse Deer reaches the other side of the river safely. The crocodile felts very angry because they cannot eat the Mouse Deer.
QUESTIONS1. Why the Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river?
To eat the fruits.2. How did the Mouse Deer cross the river?
By jumping from the crocodile’s back to another.3. How many crocodiles are there in the river?
Ten.4. Why did the crocodile get angry?
They cannot eat the Mouse Deer.
