LESSON -6 The Monkey And the Crocodile

1. LESSON -6 The Monkey And the Crocodile

2. A monkey who lived on a fruit tree on the banks of a river and a crocodile who lived in the river became friends. They talked about many general things like the villagers, crops etc.

3. Crocodile’s wife did not like her husband’s friends ship with the monkey . She asked her husband to bring the monkey home one day. She wanted to eat the heart of the monkey.

4. The crocodile was afraid of his wife . He invited the monkey home. The monkey went happily without knowing the real aim of the crocodile.

5. Midstream the crocodile told the monkey the real reason . Monkey was clever. He said “ Oh No! Why didn’t you tell me before? I have forgotten to take the heart with me. Take me back . Let me get my heart”.

6. The foolish crocodile who believed the words of monkey took him back . The monkey jumped on to the tree and said, “ Good bye, friend. I don’t want to meet you again”. The crocodile return home sadly . He had lost a good friend forever.

7. Question And Answer • The monkey was happy living in the tree, but his happiness was not complete. What did he miss? lonely- he wanted a companion • What did the two friends generally talk about? talked about all topics- birds and animals – villagers – good crops . 3)Why was the crocodile’s wife annoyed with her husband one day? he was late in returning home 4)Why was the crocodile unwilling to invite his friend home? knew his wife would kill his friends – didn’t want to cheat

8. 5) What did the crocodile tell the monkey midstream? the truth – his wife wanted to eat his heart 6)How did the monkey save himself? a lie that he had forgotten his heart in the tree 7)What does the last sentence of the story suggest? What would the Crocodile tell his wife? scold his wife – angry for forcing him to cheat his friend.