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/原典英语学习论坛，探索学习方法，讨论经典题材，记录学习日志，欢迎您加入。Theenormouscrocodiles1TheTalkingofTwoCrocodilesInthebiggest,brownestmuddiestriverinAfrica,erwasnotsobig."DoyouknowwhatIwouldlikeformylunchtoday?"theEnormousCrocodileasked."No,"theNotsobigOnesaid."What?"TheEnormousCrocodilegrinned,showinghundredsofsharpwhiteteeth."Formylunchtoday,"hesaid,"Iwouldlikeanicejuicylittlechild."“Inevereatchildren,”theNotsobigOnesaid.“Onlyfish.”"Ho,ho,ho!"criedtheEnormousCrocodile."I'llbetifyousawafatjuicylittlechildpaddlinginthewateroverthereatthisverymoment,you'dgulphimupinonedollop!""No,Iwouldn't,"theNotsobigOnesaid."etoughandchewyandnastyandbitter.""Toughandchewy!"criedtheEnormousCrocodile."Nastyandbitter!Whatawfultummy-rotyoutalk!Theyarejuicyandyummy!""Theytastesobitter,"theNotsobigOnesaid,"youhavetocoverthemwithsugarbeforeyoucaneatthem.""Childrenarebiggerthanfish,"saidtheEnormousCrocodile."Yougetbiggerhelpings.""Youaregreedy,"theNotsobigOnesaid."You'rethegreediestcrocinthewholeriver."I'mthebravestcrocinthewholeriver,"saidtheEnormousCrocodile."I'mtheonlyonewhodarestoleavethewaterandgothroughthejungletothetowntolookforlittlechildrentoeat.""You'veonlydonethatonce,"snortedtheNotsobigOne."Andwhathappenedthen?Theyallsawyoucomingandranaway.""Ah,buttodaywhenIgo,theywon'tseemeatall,"saidtheEnormousCrocodile."Ofcoursethey'llseeyou,"theNotsobigOnesaid."You'resoenormousandugly;they'llseeyoufrommilesaway."2AHorriblePlanTheEnormousCrocodilegrinnedagain,andhisterriblesharpteethsparkledlikeknivesinthesun."Nobodywillseeme,"hesaid,"becausethistimeI'vethoughtupsecretplansandclevertricks.""Clevertricks?"criedtheNotsobigOne."You'veneverdoneanythingcleverinyourlife!You'rethestupidestcroconthewholeriver!""I'mthecleverestcroconthewholeriver,"theEnormousCrocodileanswered."Formy

lunchtodayIshallfease."TheEnormousCrocodileswamtothesideoftheriver,umpy-Rumpy,theHippopotamus."Hello,hello,"saidHumpy-Rumpy."Whereonearthareyouofftoatthistimeofday?""Ihavesecretplansandclevertricks,"saidtheCrocodile."Ohdear,"saidHumpy-Rumpy."I'llbetyou'regoingtodosomethinghorrid."TheEnormousCrocodilegrinnedatHumpy-Rumpyandsaid:"I'methingyummyyummyyummyyummy!""What'ssoyummy?"askedHumpy-Rumpy."Trytoguess,"saidtheCrocodile."It'ssomethingthatwalksontwolegs."""saidHumpy-Rumpy."Youdon'treallymeanyou'regoingtoeatalittlechild?""OfcourseIam,"saidtheCrocodile."Oh,youhorridgreedygrumptiousbrute!"criedHumpy-Rumpy."Ihopeyougetcaughtandcookedandturnedintocrocodilesoup!"thejungle,hemetTrunky,wasnibblingleavesfromthetopofatalltree,andhedidn'rocodilebithimontheleg."Ow!"saidTrunkyinhisbigdeepvoice."Whodidthat?Oh,it'syou,isit,'tyougobacktothebigbrownmuddyriverwhereyoubelong?""Ihavesecretplansandclevertricks,"saidtheCrocodile."Youmeanyou'venastyplansandnastytricks,"saidTrunky."You'veneverdoneanicethinginyourlife."TheEnormousCrocodilegrinnedupatTrunkyandsaid:"I'steningandyou'llhearthebonesgocrunch!""Oh,youwickedbeastlybeast!"criedTrunky."Oh,youfoulandfilthyfiend!Ihopeyougetsquashedandsquishedandsquezzedandboiledupintocrocodilestew!"TheEnormousCrocodilelaughedoutloudanddisappearedintothethickjungle.3IEatMonkeys,tooAbitfurtheron,hemetMuggle-Wump,-Wumpwassittinginatree,eatingnuts."Hello,Crocky,"saidMuggle-Wump."Whatareyouuptonow?""Ihavesecretplansandclevertricks,"saidtheCrocodile."Wouldyoulikesomenuts?"askedMuggle-Wunip."Ihavebetterthingstoeatthannuts,"sniffedtheCrocodile."Ididn'tthinktherewasanythingbetterthannuts,"saidMuggle-Wump."Ah-ha,"saidtheEnormousCrocodile,

"ThesortofthingsthatI'mgoingtohavefingers,toe-nails,armsandlegsandfeet!"Muggle-Wumpwentpaleandbegantoshakeallover."Youaren'treallygoingtogobbleupalittlechild,areyou?"hesaid."OfcourseIam,"saidtheCrocodile."stebetterwiththeclotheson.""Oh,youhorridhoggishcroc!"criedMuggle Wump."Youslimycreature!Ihopethebuttonsandbucklesallstickinyourthroatandchokeyoutodeath!"TheCrocodilegrinnedupatMuggle-Wumpandsaid,"Ieatmonkeys,too."Andquickasaflash,withonebiteofhishugejaws,hebitthroughthetreethatMuggle-Wumpwassittingin,tintime,Muggle-Wumpjumpedintothenexttreeandswungawaythroughthebranches.4IEatBirds,tooAbitfurtheron,y-PolyBirdwasbuildinganestinanorangetree."Hellothere,EnormousCrocodile!"sangtheRoly-polyBird."Wedon'toftenseeyouuphereinthejungle.""Ah,"saidtheCrocodile."Ihavesecretplansandclevertricks.""Ihopeit'snotsomethingnasty,"sangtheRoly-polyBird."Nasty!"criedtheCrocodile."Ofcourseit'snotnasty!It'sdelicious!""It'sluscious,it'ssuper,It'smushious,it'sduper,It'hitandmunchit,Youchewitandcrunchit!It'slovelytohearitgosquish!""Itmustbeberries,"sangtheRoly-PolyBird."spberries,perhaps?Orcoulditbestrawberries?"TheEnormousCrocodilelaughedsomuchhisteethrattledtogetherlikepenniesinamoneybox."Crocodilesdon'teatberries,"hesaid."etimesweeatRoly-PolyBirds,aswell."Veryquickly,missedtheBird,y-PolyBirdgaveashriekofterrorandshotstraightupintotheair,leavingitstailfeathersbehindintheEnormousCrocodile'smouth.5ATrickAtlast,theEdseethetownnotfaraway."Ho-ho!"hesaid,talkingaloudtohimself."Ha-ha!ldisn''tbefullupuntilI’veI'veeatenatleastthreejuicylittlechildren!"rmousCrocodilecreptovertoaplacewheretherewerea

esweretootallforthemtoclimb,rmousgatheredtogetherseveralfallenbranches."NowforCleverTrickNumberOne!"hewhisperedtohimself."Itwon'tbelongbeforeIameatingthefirstpartofmylunch!"stoodstraightupintheair,ngedthebranchesandthecoconutssocleverlythathenowlo,lkedaroundlookingforfallencoconuts,buttheycouldn'tfindanybecausetheEnormousCrocodilehadgatheredthemallup."Ohlook!"criedToto."Thattreeoverthereismuchsmallerthantheothers!Andit'sfullofcoconuts!IthinkIcouldclimbthatonequiteeasilyifyouhelpmeupthefirstbit."rmousCrocodilepeeredthroughthebranches,ntodribblewithexcitement.6That'umpy-Rumpy,dwasdownlowandhewasgallopingataterrificspeed."Lookout,Toto!"shoutedHumpy-Rumpy."Lookout,Mary!That'snotacoconuttree!It'stheEnormousCrocodileandhewantstoeatyouup!"hthimwithhisgiantheadandsenthimtumblingandskiddingovertheground."Ow-eeee!"criedtheCrocodile."Help!Stop!WhereamI?"rmousCrocodilepickedhimselfupandcrepttowardstheplacewherethechildren'splaygroundwas.“NowforCleverTrickNumberTwo!”hesaidtohimself.“Thisoneiscertaintowork!”reallinschool.7That’sNotaSeesaw

TheEnormousCrocolayacrossthepieceofwoodandtuckedinhisfeetsothathelookedalmostexactlylikeasee hoolwasover,thechildrenallcamerunningontotheplayground."Ohlook!"theycried."We'vegotanewsee-saw!"Theyallcrowdedround,shoutingwithexcitement."BagsIhavethefirstgo!""I'llgetontheotherend!""Iwanttogofirst!"”!”Then,agirlwhowasolderthantheotherssaid,"It'sratherafunnyknobblysortofasee-saw,isn'tit?Doyouthinkit'llbesafetositon?""Ofcourseitwill!"theotherssaid."Itlooksstrongasanything!"TheEnormousCrocodileopened,hethought,oneofthemisgoingtositonmyhead,thenIwillgiveajerkandasnap,moment,therewasaflashofbrownandsuggle-Wump,theMonkey."Run!"Muggle-Wumpshoutedtothechildren."Allofyou,run,run,run!That'snotasee-saw!It'stheEnormousCrocodileandhewantstoeatyouup!"-Wumpdisappearedbackintothejungle,edtheMonkeyandwaddledbackintothebushestohide."I'mgettinghungrierandhungrier!"hesaid."IshallhavetoeatatleastfourchildrennowbeforeIamfullup!"8That’sNotaWoodenCrocodileTheEnormousCrocodilecreptaroundtheedgeofthetown,ereslierewhitehorsesandlionsandtigersandmermaidswithfishes'tailsandfearsomedragonswithredtonguesstickingoutoftheirmouths."NowforCleverTrickNumberThree,"saidtheEnormousCrocodile,onewaslooking,hecreptupont,re

veryexcited."I'mgoingtorideonadragon!"criedone."I'mgoingonalovelywhitehorse!"criedanother."I'mgoingonalion!"littlegirl,whosenamewasJillsaid,"I'mgoingtorideonthatfunnyoldwoodencrocodile!"TheEnormousCrocodilekeptverystill,buthecouldseethelittlegirlcomingtowardshim."Yummy-yum-yum,"hethought."I'llgulpherupeasilyinonegollop."Suddenlytherewasroundandroundtheroundabout,singing,"Lookout,Jill!'trideonthatcrocodile!"Jillstoppedandlookedup."That'snotawoodencrocodile!"sangtheRoly-PolyBird."It'sarealone!It'stheEnormousCrocodilefromtheriverandhewantstoeatyouup!"emarmousCrocodilecursedtheRoly-polyBirdandwaddledbackintothebushestohide."I'msohungrynow,"hesaidtohimself,“IcouldeatsixchildrenbeforeIamfullup!”9That’sNotaWoodenBenchJustoutsidethetown,ereseveralwoodentablesandlongbenches,asnooneinsight."NowforCleverTrickNumberFour!"esametable,inghisheadunderhischest,andbytwistinghistailoutofsight,,reallfromonefamily,andtheirmotherhadsaidtheycouldgooutandhaveapicnictogether."Whichtableshallwesitat?"saidone."Let'stakethetablewiththelovelyflowersonit,"rmousCrocodilekeptasquietasamouse."Ishalleat

themall,"hesaidtohimself."TheywillcomeandsitonmybackandIwillswizzlemyheadaroundquickly,andafterthat,it'llbesquishcrunchdollop."Suddenlyabigdeepvoicefromthejungleshouted,"Standback,children!Standback!Standback!",withacrashingofbranches,TrunkytheElephantcamerushingoutofthejungle."That'snotabenchyouweregoingtositon!"hebellowed."It'stheEnormousCrocodile,andhewantstoeatyouallup!"10ThrowntoSpaceTrunkytrottedovertothespotwheretheEnormousCrocodilewasstanding,andquickasaflashhewrappedhistrunkaroundtheCrocodile'stailandhoistedhimupintotheair."Hey!Letmego!"yelledtheEnormousCrocodile,whowasnowdanglingupsidedown."Letmego!Letmego!""No,"Trunkysaid."'veallhadquiteenoughofyourclevertricks."AndFasterStill…SoontheEnormousCrocodilewasjustablurrycirclegoingroundandroundTrunky'ly,TrunkyletgooftheCrocodile'WiththemosttremendousBANG!assizzleduplikeasausage!