Gordon devised a plan to get close to Melvin. He crept to the bank of the river, and asked the monkeys permission to see their King Melvin. Gordon claimed to want to make peace between the two animals for ultimate survival in the amazon. The monkeys thought this plan could work, and scheduled a meeting for the next day.
The day of the meeting marks a significant event in the amazon. This is the first time these two kings have came in contact with each other. As Melvin approaches Gordon to begin the meeting, all of the crocodiles pounce to grasp his tail and capture him. "IT'S A TRAP!!" screeched by all of the monkeys. But this was all apart of their plan. As the crocodiles were busy trying to capture Melvin, the monkeys collectively dragged Gordon deep into the trees. Melvin barely escaped the strong clamp of the crocodiles jaws and returned back to the bank of the river. As the crocodiles were distraught about the failure of their plan, they realized their king was gone with no notice.
Gordon ended up being the monkey's dinner for the next year, and they never came close to the river again...at least until they get hungry.
King Melvin versus King Gordon: (Flickr)
Author's Note:
This story is based off of an original "The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart." In this story the wife wants the monkey's heart, but their plan to get it is to offer a ride across the river. After the money knows it's a trap, he lets the crocodile go back home. When I read this original story, I thought the crocodile deserved a more punishing revenge, so I made him be cooked as dinner in my version.
Bibliography. "The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart" from Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. Shedlock. (Link)
Loved your twist on this story! I agree with your form of punishment for the crocodile, he did deserve it! The story was easy to follow, used great detail, and still kept the main focus of the original! As I was reading I knew exactly which story you were retelling without even reading the title or the authors note. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteI really love reading your story! Growing up, I had these children's book set that had a bunch of different stories in them and "The Crocodile and the Monkey's heart was one of those stories. I liked the way that you made the two rival kings. I agree about wanting to give a more punishing punishment. Instead of eating Melvin, Gordon got eaten instead.
ReplyDeleteSuh dude. Had to dig way back to find this gem but after reading your other stories I just had to see some more of your written gold. This is a great tale. Those monkeys are some cunning creatures. I ate alligator tale one time, I bet it's similar to crocodile. Those monkeys had some good eatin for that year. Great story!
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