The Old Crocodile

An ancient crocodile, who had lived so long he saw the pyramids being built, now struggled with rheumatism and could no longer hunt for food. Desperate, he considered eating his own great-grandson. Though his family revered him for his thousands of years of life, they decided he had to be stopped. Heartbroken by their rejection, the old crocodile left the Nile behind. One day, he met an octopus who kindly offered him fish she caught just for him. But when night came, the crocodile couldn’t resist eating one of her legs. From then on, he quietly helped himself to her limbs each night…