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There were lot of trees in a forest. Many monkeys were living on
those trees. A small river was running in the middle of the forest.
There were many crocodiles in that river. Crocodiles and monkeys
became friends. Monkey used to give fruits to crocodile. One day
the crocodile’s wife wanted to eat the heart of the monkey. So,
she told her husband to bring the heart of the monkey. The crocodile
was waiting for monkey’s arrival. When the monkey came, the crocodile
said, "O! monkey, the fruits of the trees on the other side
of the river are sweet? you sit on my back, I will take you to the
other shore". Monkey accepted and sat on the back of the crocodile.
When the crocodile reached half-way, it started splashing water
on the monkey. When the monkey asked the reasons of splashing water
on him, the crocodile said that he wanted his heart. Further, the
crocodile threatened the monkey to kill him if he refused to give
his heart. The monkey told the crocodile, as if he was a good friend,
of him that his heart was not so dear to him than the crocodile.
Then the monkey said that he had kept his heart on the tree itself.
So, the monkey asked the crocodile to take him back to the bank.
The crocodile was happy. He swam back to the bank and left the monkey
on the bank. The monkey climbed the top of the tree and told the
crocodile to climb up there if he wanted his heart.
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