The hungry crocodile

One day, a group of animals were passing through a bridge. The bridge was built to create an access road through a big river inhabited by crocodiles. Before the bridge was built, the animal kingdom recorded a great loss of its habitats most of whom had tried to swim through the river. It was as a result of these losses that the kingdom came together to build an access been bridge road avoided d drowning and to facilitate movement to and fro the animal kingdom.

When these group of animals got to the middle of the bridge, they heard cries for help coming from under the bridge. They looked down to see a crocodile struggling for help.

The crocodile said to them, "help me, something is about to eat me. You can't let me die, please. Send down a rope to help me up, I beg of you".

The animals were confused. How can a crocodile seek for help to get out of the river. Some of them thought that the hungry crocodile was trying to eat them, so they hastened and left the place. The rest of them who thought that the crocodile was truly in desperate need of help decided to help him. They let down a rope to the crocodile who joyfully climbed up.

It was when the crocodile had climbed up to them that they realized their mistake. He ate them up, patted his huge belly and dived back into the river to await his next victims.

It is good to extend helping hands to those in need but it is not all the time that we should be helpful. When the situation is obviously to our disadvantage and detriment, why bother to help. It is always good to shine our eyes in every situation to avoid leading ourselves to our doom.

Story copyright by Immaculata