Ape meets
Crocodile by the
lake.
"Where do you
live?" asks Ape, "In
the lake," says
Crocodile.
"Where do you
live?" asks
Crocodile. "In the
trees," says Ape.
"Can you swim?"
asks Crocodile.
"I cannot swim,"
says Ape. "I can
teach you."
"We are friends. Do
not be afraid," says
Crocodile.
"Ape, my uncle is
sick. He needs
meat," says
Crocodile.
Ape is very afraid.
Will Crocodile eat
her?
Ape wants to
escape from
Crocodile.
Ape has an idea.
"I will give you my
heart for him," Ape
promises.
"My heart is in a
tree on the land,"
says Ape.
"Will you fetch your
heart?" asks
Crocodile. "Yes,"
says Ape.
Crocodile swims
back to the land.
Ape runs to the
trees.
"You are not my
friend. You lied!"
says Crocodile.
"We are not
friends. You want
to eat me!" says
Ape.
Siddeeqah-Davids_-Ape-and-crocodile
Ape and Crocodile
Illustrator: Abraham Muzee
Author: Mulualem Daba
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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Website: https://www.africanstorybook.org/
Reader: Siddeeqah Davids- Direct Axis