Dog and Croc

Dog and Crocodile


By Candiru Enzikuru Mary

Illustrated by Rob Owen

Translated by
Victor Williamson
Candiru Enzikuru Mary



From source www.africanstorybook.org

Available under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0

In Language

There was this time when Dog was at the river and he saw these eggs in the sand. He asked hisself, "What animal is these eggs?"
One day at the river, Dog came across some eggs in the sand. He asked himself, "Which animal left these eggs here?"
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He counted the eggs, counted ten, and thought they was Duck's. He put them in his bag.
He counted ten eggs and thought they might belong to Duck. He put them in his bag.
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He went home with them there eggs and put them somewhere warm.
He took the eggs home and put them in a warm place.
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When Dog got back to the river, he saw Croc. Croc was like, "Did you see my eggs?"

Dog say, "I ain't seen your eggs."
When Dog returned to the river, he met Crocodile. She asked, "Have you seen my eggs?"

"I don't know anything about your eggs," he replied.
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Croc went around to all the animals trying to figure out who stole her eggs.
Crocodile started visiting all the animals asking about her eggs.
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The eggs started hatching.
Meanwhile, the eggs hatched one by one.
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Dog was trying to take care of the baby crocs, but they was mad hungry and wanted food all the time.
Dog did his best to look after the baby crocodiles, but there was never enough food. The young crocodiles were always hungry.
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Eventually, Croc went to Dog's crib to see if she could find her eggs. When she got there, she could hear the baby croc's stomachs growling.
One day Crocodile went to Dog's house looking for her eggs. As she stood outside, she heard the rumbling of little crocodile bellies!
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Croc barged in and whipped Dog's hiny with her tail. Dog screeched and jumped out the window.
Crocodile stormed inside and hit Dog with her tail. Dog yelped and jumped through the window.
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Croc chased after Dog all the way back to the river.
Crocodile chased Dog all the way to the river.
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Dog was all teary eyed and was like, "My bad, my bad! I ain't know they was yours."
Dog cried, "I'm sorry, I didn't know they were your eggs!"
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Croc was cool with it and let it slide. She took her baby crocs out to the river and taught them how to swim.
Crocodile believed him and forgave him. She took her offspring for their first swimming lesson.
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The end.
Dog and Croc