One day, Mouse Deer went down to the river to take a drink. But
he knew that the crocodile might be waiting underwater to eat him, so he said
out loud. “I wonder if the water’s warm. I’ll put in my leg and find out.” Of
course Mouse Deer didn’t put in his leg. He picked up a stick instead and put
one end into the water. Chomp…! Crocodile grabbed the stick and pulled it
underwater. Mouse Deer laughed. “Ha… ha…ha… Stupid crocodile! Cant you tell the
difference between a stick and a leg?” Then Mouse Deer ran off to drink
somewhere else.
In the next day, Mouse Deer wanted to cross the river. He wanted
to eat the fruits on the other side of the river. He saw a floating log in the
river. He knew that Crocodile looked like a log when he floated. Mouse Deer
didn’t want to be eaten by Crocodile when he crosses the river. He had an idea.
He called out loud, “Crocodile!” Crocodile rose from the water, “Hello, Mouse Deer.
Have you come to be my lunch?” Mouse Deer smiled. “Sorry, not today, Crocodile.
I have orders from the King. He wants to invite all the crocodiles in this
river to a party. He wants me to count all the crocodiles so he could prepare
enough meal for you.”
“Really…? Tell us what to do,” said Crocodile. “You must line up
from this side of the river to the other side,” said Mouse Deer. Crocodile then
got all his friends and family. They lined up across the river. Mouse Deer then
jumped onto Crocodile’s back. “One,” he counted. He jumped onto the next
crocodile, “Two.” And the next crocodile, “Three.” Mouse Deer kept jumping
until he arrived on the other side of the river. “How many are there?” asked
Crocodile. “Just enough,” said Mouse Deer. He laughed as he ran to the forest
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