The Little Monkey And The Crocodile

A retelling of one of the Indian fables relating to the former births of Buddha in which as a monkey he manages to outwit the crocodile who decides to capture him.

This charming story is a children's folktale that I have recreated for Western readers, specifically for children between the ages of five and eleven. There are many versions of this story told all over the world. In this rendition the setting is the jungle of Southern Africa. Young readers will find the little monkey fascinating. He is the innocent hero, sweet and trusting. The crocodile is a master of trickery who entices the little monkey by making up stories about the happenings on the other side of the river. In the end, the little monkey prevails over the treacherous advances of the crocodile My wish is that this tale will entertain the children and convey a positive message that enriches their lives. Thelma Grace Sithole was born in the township of Rimbi in the Chipinge District of Zimbabwe, Africa. She moved to the United States to attend Lake Erie College in Ohio where she majored in Mathematics and minored in English. After receiving her bachelor's degree, she earned a Master's Degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. She currently is working as a software engineer in the banking industry. The idea of writing this book was born out of the need to finance the Tekeshe Foundation (www.tekeshe.org) which she formed to continue her parents' vision of empowering the young people in the rural areas of Chipinge to grow up to be successful, self-reliant citizens. Please refer to the section entitled "The Tekeshe Foundation" in the back of this book for more information about its goals and the desperate situation faced by the people for whom it was established.

A selection of counting rhyme stories featuring the infamous five little monkeys.

This charming story is a children's folktale that I have recreated for Western readers, specifically for children between the ages of five and eleven. There are many versions of this story told all over the world. In this rendition the setting is the jungle of Southern Africa. Young readers will find the little monkey fascinating. He is the innocent hero, sweet and trusting. The crocodile is a master of trickery who entices the little monkey by making up stories about the happenings on the other side of the river. In the end, the little monkey prevails over the treacherous advances of the crocodile My wish is that this tale will entertain the children and convey a positive message that enriches their lives. Thelma Grace Sithole was born in the township of Rimbi in the Chipinge District of Zimbabwe, Africa. She moved to the United States to attend Lake Erie College in Ohio where she majored in Mathematics and minored in English. After receiving her bachelor's degree, she earned a Master's Degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts in Lowell. She currently is working as a software engineer in the banking industry. The idea of writing this book was born out of the need to finance the Tekeshe Foundation (www.tekeshe.org) which she formed to continue her parents' vision of empowering the young people in the rural areas of Chipinge to grow up to be successful, self-reliant citizens. Please refer to the section entitled "The Tekeshe Foundation" in the back of this book for more information about its goals and the desperate situation faced by the people for whom it was established.

A monkey and a crocodile are good friends. However, the friendship gets spoiled. Who betrays whom?

A monkey and a crocodile try to compete to beat each other in everything but make friends when they cooperate with each other to escape from danger.

All of the animals are afraid of the Selfish Crocodile - he never let's them into his river, and he's always so snappy! And so when the Selfish Crocodile finds himself in terrible pain, no-one wants to help him - after all, what if he gobbles them up? But, to everyone's surprise, there is one animal in the forest who is willing to help . . . A brilliant tale of friendship, The Selfish Crocodile has become a picture book classic.

It doesn't matter how small you are the ‘Monkey' shows you that its how quick and smart you are that matters!