《猴子和鳄鱼》这个故事讲的是：很久以前，有一条河，河里住了鳄鱼一家，河边的大树上住着一只猴子。一天，鳄鱼妈妈对儿子说：“我想吃猴子的心。”小鳄鱼伤心的说：“我不会爬树，怎样捉住它呢?”鳄鱼爸爸说：“只要动脑筋，就会想出办法！”小鳄鱼想了好久，终于想出了一个办法，于是它来到那棵大树下。它对猴子说：“亲爱的猴子，河对面小岛上的香蕉熟了，你想吃吗？我可以背你过去！”猴子听了赶紧从树上跳到了小鳄鱼的背上，小鳄鱼驮着猴子向小岛游去。到了河中央，小鳄鱼说：“你上当了，猴子，我妈妈想吃你的心！”说完，小鳄鱼就往下沉。猴子眼珠一转说：“你怎么不早说，我的心在大树上呢！”小鳄鱼说：“我们赶紧去取吧！”到了树下，猴子头也不回的往树上爬，到了最高处，它才转过身来对小鳄鱼说：“笨蛋，心在我身上，你来呀！”小鳄鱼这才知道自己上当了。
　　读了这个故事，我明白了遇到危险时，要向猴子那样，不要大惊小怪，另外还要动脑筋面对它，尽力解决问题。

THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE
One day a little monkey was playing in a tall tree by the river. A crocodile was swimming slowly near the bank with her baby. She looked around for some food. Suddenly she saw the monkey. "Aha, there's my meal," she thought. She then turn to her son, "Do you love me, Son?"
"Why, of course, Mum!" the baby crocodile said.
"Well then, you catch the monkey and give me his heart to eat."
"But how can I?" the baby crocodile asked. "Monkeys can't swim, and I can't climb trees."
"You needn't climb the tree," his mother said. "Use your head, then you will find a way."
The baby crocodile thought hard. Then he had an idea. He swam near the tree and shouted, "Hey, Monkey! Would you like some bananas?"
"Bananas! Mm! I love them," said the monkey. "But where are they?"
"On the other side of the river. There are some banana trees there, and they have lots of bananas on them. I'll take you there on my back."
"Good," the monkey came down and jumped onto the crocodile's back.
Soon they were in the middle of the river. Suddenly the crocodile went down under the water. When he came up again, the monkey was all wet. "Don't do that!" The monkey cried. "Don't do that again! I can't swim, you know."
"I know, but I have to," answered the crocodile. "My mother wants to eat your heart."
The little monkey was clever. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" He asked.
"My heart isn't here with me. I left it in that tree over there."
"Then we'll have to go back for it. Mother doesn't want you without your heart." The crocodile turned and swam back to the bank.
Soon they reached the bank. The monkey jumped off the crocodile at once, picked up a big stone and quickly climbed up the tree. The crocodile waited for the monkey to come down again. As he was waiting, he suddenly heard a voice from above:
"Hey, Crocodile!"
The crocodile looked up. The monkey was hanging from the tree by his tail and laughing.
‘Here's my heart. Come up and get it. Don't keep your mother waiting…You can't come up? Well, catch!'
With these words, he threw the big stone at the crocodile.

《猴子和鳄鱼的故事》是1987年Houghton 出版的图书，作者是PaulGaldone。本书主要讲述了小猴子和小鳄鱼斗智斗勇的故事。