Crocodile and Baboon
Little Zebra Books
Jeremiah Dube
Baboon and Crocodile were the best of friends.
They played together. They ate together.
They did everything together.
But one day, Crocodile got very sick. He was close to
dying.
Crocodile went to the nyabezi. "If you want to
get better, you have to eat baboon meat," said the
nyabenzi.
When he heard this, Crocodile cried.
If he wanted to get better, he had no choice than to
eat his friend the baboon.
When Baboon went to see his friend, he got on
Crocodile's back.
Crocodile took Baboon out to the deepest part of the river.
"What is troubling you, my friend?" asked Baboon.
Crocodile said, "The nyabezi told me that if I
want to get better I must eat you, my friend."
Baboon replied, "No, don't eat me. I'm too small!
Wait a minute and I'll call my grandfather. He's
bigger than me. Eat him and you'll be full."
Crocodile said, "Where is this grandfather of yours?"
Baboon replied, "He's in the tree on that island."
Crocodile said, "Go and get him so that I may eat
him."
Baboon jumped off Crocodile's back and ran
straight up the tree.
Crocodile waited and waited. But Baboon did
not return.
And that was the end of their friendship.
Unathi Tsengiwe & son - Direct Axis
