The Monkey And The Crocodile
Once a monkey and a crocodile were friends. The monkey lived on a jamun tree on the bank of the river where the crocodile lived. The monkey used to feed on the jamuns and share them with the crocodile.
One day, the crocodile took some fruits home for his wife. The wife tasted it and loved the fruit. She asked her husband," Where did you get these from?" The crocodile then told her about his friend, monkey. The wife expressed her desire to eat the monkey's heart.
The crocodile refused, but she continued to persuade her husband. Finally, he gave in. He was upset as he loved the monkey much and did not want to see him killed. The next day he lied to the monkey that his wife had invited him (the monkey) for dinner. The monkey gladly accepted the invitation. He jumped on the crocodile's back and reached the middle of the river,
The monkey noticed that the crocodile was looking lost. The crocodile could no longer hide anything. He said that his wife would eat his heart. He didn't want to cheat his friend but was left with no other option.
The monkey was shocked, but he calmed himself and said in a friendly tone." Why did not tell me earlier? I left my heart
on the tree. Let's swim back to the bank to get it."The foolish crocodile immediately agreed and quickly swam back to the
river bank.
The monkey quickly jumped off the crocodile's back and climbed up to the topmost branch of the tree. He shouted," You fool, how can someone live without his heart. You don't deserve to be my friend. Get lost." The crocodile was sad to lose his good friend forever.
Moral Foolishness can make you take wrong decisions.