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Many mes, he had tried to
shake the toad off his back,
What do you think is going
but in vain. “Ha... ha....
to happen next ?
ha....!” the toad would
laugh.

One day, the crocodile
was res ng on a rock.

Finding this to be a good

opportunity, the elephant

went to the river silently
and began to drink water.

Just then, the toad jumped
slumber : sleep
onto the crocodile’s back, irritated : annoyed
disturbing his slumber . The

crocodile was irritated ! He

began to swim around the
river and shake his body

violently. “Now, I shall get rid

of you!” he cried at the toad.
get rid of : to get free from
But, the toad was unmoved.
vent : release
Suddenly, the crocodile no ced mercy : pity

the elephant. “How dare you drink from my river when
you were told not to?” he cried. Unable to get rid of the toad, the crocodile

decided to vent all his anger on the elephant. He caught the elephant’s trunk

and began to pull him into the river. The poor elephant started to pull back,
crying, “Let go of me....please! Let go of me....my nose hurts!” But, the crocodile

showed no mercy . Then, with a mighty jerk, the elephant succeeded in freeing

his trunk from the crocodile. But, in this tug of war, the elephant’s nose had

become really long! Ge ng angry, the elephant sucked all the water from the
river. Then, he sucked some mud and sprayed it on the crocodile and the toad.

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