Reading Notes: Week 2 The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart

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The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart, by Marie L. Shedlock grabbed my attention. This story is about a monkey who is supposed to be the reincarnation of Buddha and a crocodile. The crocodile's wife yearn to consume the monkey's heart. To fulfill his wife's desire, the crocodile starts his scheming. One day when the monkey is close to the water, the crocodile persuades the monkey to get on the crocodile's back to cross the water so the monkey can eat a prolific amount of wild fruits. When the crocodile started to go deeper in the water the monkey questioned him. The crocodile ended up confessing that he wanted the monkey's heart for his wife's consumption. The monkey used his brain to trick the crocodile in thinking that his heart was at the fig tree. Without the monkey's quick thinking he would have gotten eaten. After the monkey safely landed on the fig tree, he let the crocodile know he was fooled. The crocodile went away sad and in defeat.

 The crocodile was smart to lure the monkey onto his territory with his lie of taking the monkey to get fruit. At first, the crocodile seemed smart to lure the monkey onto his territory, and the monkey seemed gullible for believing that the crocodile wanted to help him get to the other side of the water. Once the crocodile told the monkey his devious plan, the roles switched. The monkey was able to fool the crocodile and get back safely on the land. Because the crocodile was so gullible he lost his prey.

I noticed that a reoccurring theme in these stories is using a villain with big teeth such as a lion or a crocodile. When I re-create my own story, I might try to flip the role of the crocodile and monkey by making the monkey the villain.

(Picture of a Crocodile Flickr)

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