Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale (I Can Read Level 1)
Crocodile is determined to eat fat and juicy-looking Hen!
But when he opens his mouth wide to swallow her, Hen calmly says, "My brother, don€²t eat me," and Crocodile just can€²t do it. What does Hen mean? How can Crocodile be her brother? Does Hen know something Crocodile doesn€²t?
Clever Hen outwits the confused and hungry Crocodile in this comic folktale from the Bakongo people of Africa.
Ages 4-6