[Read My Version]
Long long ago there was a river. At the bank of that river there was an apple tree. This tree was inhabited by a monkey and the river was inhabited by a crocodile. One fine day, the crocodile came to the bank of the river and ate an apple that had fallen down. He liked it so much that he requested the monkey for another one. This is how they got acquainted to each other and as the days passed by, they became very good friends.
Long long ago there was a river. At the bank of that river there was an apple tree. This tree was inhabited by a monkey and the river was inhabited by a crocodile. One fine day, the crocodile came to the bank of the river and ate an apple that had fallen down. He liked it so much that he requested the monkey for another one. This is how they got acquainted to each other and as the days passed by, they became very good friends.
One day the crocodile took some apples home and gave them to his wife. His wife was very greedy, and after eating those apples she started saying
"Your friend eats these apples always right?"
"Yes, What a lucky chap he is" replied the crocodile.
"Ooh, so if the apples are so sweet, I wonder how much sweet his heart will be?"
"You are right my dear wife, My friend has a lovely heart."
"If this is the case then I would like to taste his heart" replied the wife.
The crocodile was stunned hearing his wife's response.
"Are you gone crazy, He is my friend, How can you think of killing him?"
"No. I dont want to listen anything, If you love me, you will have to get me his heart. If you dont do so I will go away and never ever return to you." saying so the wife went away.
The crocodile did not know what to do. He didn't have any more options left, He opted in favor of Love over friendship.
The next day he went to the bank of river.
"Hi friend, Good Morning" monkey wished him as always.
"Good Morning"the crocodile replied.
"What is the matter my friend? You look to be a bit worried"inquired the monkey.
"No, Nothing. Actually today I have come here to invite you for dinner, My wife loved the apples and she wants to meet you."
"Ooh! How sweet of you. Don't worry I'll come for the dinner."
That evening the crocodile came back to the bank inorder to take the monkey with him. And the monkey sat on the crocodiles back as they were suppose to cross the river, when they reached the middle of the river the crocodile told the monkey the truth.
The monkey thought for some moments and said "Ooh! My friend, Why didn't you tell me this when I was on the tree, I would have brought my heart with me."
"What does this mean? You dont have your heart with you?" inquired the crocodile.
"See my Friend, I stay on a tree and have to jump from one branch to another, so I have removed and kept my heart safely in the trunk of the tree or else it might fall."
"Ohh, Is it? Now what to do?"crocodile asked in confusion.
"Nothing to worry my friend, we'll go back and get my heart from the tree trunk"
"Ooh ya, we can do that. "Crocodile replied happily, and took a turn, once reaching the bank of river the monkey jumped on the tree.
"Get your heart , Lets go, my wife will be waiting for us."
"Crocodile, Don't you know that no one can remove and keep their heart, My heart was always there with me., I had lied to you, In the same way as you had lied to me. I had always considered you as my good friend, But looks like you never considered me one, this is the reason why you were ready to kill me today. Go away from here now we are not friends any more."
