HUNGRY CROCODILE
Hungry crocodile lived in the jungle. He was an Australian scaly crocodile and he was always hungry, no matter how much he ate: bananas, pineapples, tomatoes, potatoes‌
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One day, he was walking around his home, near the river, when he saw a shiny fish. - Hello- said the fish. - Who are you? - asked Hungry crocodile. - I am Talking fish, and I come from Englandanswered the fish. – I am not very tasty, and if you don’t eat me I can help you find some food- he said. - I know a lake where you can find delicious food to eat.So they both walked together through the jungle. 2
When they arrived to the lake they noticed a cooked cauliflower smell. Suddenly a big buffalo turned out. - Hi guys! - said the buffalo. - Who are you? - asked both, Talking fish and Hungry crocodile. - I am Smelly buffalo, and I come from the United States. I smell horrible, so nobody wants me, but if you do, I can help you find some food. - said desperately. – I know a place near here where you can find some delicious food to eat‌3
The three friends walked for a couple of hours, and finally arrived to a meadow full of flowers. Surprisingly, a huge elephant stood up and shouted: - Namaste, dear friends. I am Whistling elephant and I come from India. I guess you came to eat me, but if you want I can show you a place where you can eat as much food as you like!
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They walked for a while through a narrow path and finally they arrived to that fabulous place. The four friends opened their eyes widely and didn’t say a word; they couldn’t believe what they were watching. They had a big building in front of them, with a lot of tins, plastic bags and glass pots outside, full of food! Cakes, juices, sweets, sandwiches, soups, beans, tomato pastes... Everything seemed delicious so they tried to open the packs.
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When they opened them all and they were ready to eat, Talking fish remembered her mum’s advice. She told her friends to be careful because that food could be dangerous. They shouldn’t eat much of it. But no one paid attention to her advice, and all of them except her started to eat fiercely because they were very hungry, while Talking fish was saying: - You shouldn’t eat so many cakes… - You shouldn’t drink so much soup… - You shouldn’t eat so many sandwiches… 6
After a short time, they finished all the food and straightaway they started to feel ill: they all had fever, stomach ache and felt very heavy, except Talking fish, who just ate a sandwich with an orange juice. She remembered her mum’s advices and told off his friends, because they didn’t take notice of them. However, she helped them return near the river, where Hungry crocodile lived.
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Talking fish didn´t know what to do, but her friends were ill and she had to do something immediately! She remembered that her cousin, Wise turtle, knew a lot about natural remedies for any illness. But she lived far away... So without thinking of the dangers of the way, she covered her friends with a blanket and jumped into the river. She swam as fast as she could, dodging seaweeds, fierce big fishes and evil crocodiles. Finally, after a long and dangerous way she arrived there. 8
She told the story to her cousin and asked her for help. The Wise turtle nicely answered: - Don´t worry, dear, I´ll give you all you needand she put some magic herbs into a little bag: lemon balm, camomile, lime flower... - take all of them, boil them in water, add some anise and lemon juice and make them drink three cups of it. In the morning they will feel healthy again. You’ll see. By the time she arrived to their place, it was already dark. She boiled some water and followed the instructions her cousin gave her and... Magic! 9
Next morning the three friends felt healthy, happy and strong again and they were very grateful to Talking fish. They would do anything for her. - Thank you so much; Talking fish, you have saved us! - shouted happily the three big friends. - You are such a good friend that we want to be with you forever. Where do you want to go now?
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And Talking fish answered: - Dear friends: this is a great place, we have all we need here. We have water, bananas, pineapples, tomatoes, potatoes... so we can cook. I can teach you some recipes and you won’t ever be hungry again. Just listen and look. And what happened was that Talking fish was a great cook! They ate delicious and healthy recipes everyday, so they all were strong and looked great.
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