The clever monkey
Once upon a time, there was a clever monkey. He lived on a beautiful island, in an apple tree.
One day, a crocodile(鳄鱼)swam to the island. "I'm 1"he said. So, the monkey threw a red apple to the crocodile. The crocodile ate it 2.
The next day, the crocodile came back. "Please, may I have two apples?" he asked. He ate one and gave one to his 3.
The crocodile went to see the monkey every day. He wanted to be 4 just like the monkey. The crocodile's wife had an idea. "Why don't you5his heart? Then you'll be clever, just like him!"
The next day, he said to the monkey, 'To thank you for the6, please come to my house and have lunch with me together. But when the monkey 7, the crocodile said, "I want to eat your heart, so I can be as clever as you!"
The clever monkey thought quickly and said, "But my 8 isn't here. It's on the island."
They all 9 to the island. "Wait here. And I will get my heart." said the monkey.
The monkey quickly 10the tree and sat at the top. "Oh, Crocodile, you are so greedy(贪婪地). Of course, you can't have my heart. And now, you can't have my apples!" And the clever monkey laughed and laughed.
