A retelling of one of the Indian fables relating to the former births of Buddha in which as a monkey he manages to outwit the crocodile who decides to capture him.

A monkey and a crocodile are good friends. However, the friendship gets spoiled. Who betrays whom?

Publisher Description

A selection of counting rhyme stories featuring the infamous five little monkeys.

In this rhymed retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.

All of the animals are afraid of the Selfish Crocodile - he never let's them into his river, and he's always so snappy! And so when the Selfish Crocodile finds himself in terrible pain, no-one wants to help him - after all, what if he gobbles them up? But, to everyone's surprise, there is one animal in the forest who is willing to help . . . A brilliant tale of friendship, The Selfish Crocodile has become a picture book classic.

This story is about a monkey and a crocodile who were very good friends. They met each other every day and spent a wonderful time together. One day, the crocodile's cunning wife wished to eat the monkey. The crocodile was left with no other option but to agree to his wife's demand. Read the story to find out whether the crocodile's wife succeeds in eating the monkey or the monkey uses his wit to escape.