A Crocodile's Tale: A Philippine Folk Story by Jose & Ariane Aruego

Title

en_US A Crocodile's Tale: A Philippine Folk Story by Jose & Ariane Aruego

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Jose & Ariane Aruego?

Creator

en_US Aruego, Jose See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Aruego, Jose

Date

2016-01-25T16:49:03Z

en_US 1999-10

en_US 1972

Date Available

2016-01-25T16:49:03Z

Date Issued

en_US 1972

Abstract

en_US This story is like The Brahmin and the Tiger. Juan meets a crocodile tied to a tree. The crocodile promises a ring for his freedom. Juan agrees. Freed, the crocodile invites Juan to jump on his back to get the ring. But in the middle of the river, he announces that he will eat Juan now. In answer to Juan's claims that it is not fair, the crocodile laughs and answers that most boys never have the chance to be eaten by a crocodile! They ask passers-by, like an old basket and then an old hat floating down the river, if it is right. Finally they ask a monkey in a banana tree. The monkey shouts back twice I can't hear you. Come a little closer. Juan jumps to shore and is saved. The monkey asks him to have his father plant more banana trees. He also requests that, when he sees him in the trees, he not to tell on him. The pages are brittle, especially from some water damage.

Identifier

en_US 3455 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/78828

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Scholastic Book Services

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.1.A794 Cr 1972 See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole