THE OLD CROCODILE
Added on: 20th Sep 2016
ONE DAY, GRAMMA SENT HER GRANDSON
JOHNNY DOWN TO THE WATER HOLE
TO GET SOME WATER FOR COOKING DINNER.
AS HE WAS DIPPING THE BUCKET IN,
HE SAW TWO BIG EYES LOOKING BACK AT HIM.
HE DROPPED THE BUCKET
AND HIGHTAILED IT FOR
GRAMMA'S KITCHEN.
"WELL NOW, WHERE'S MY BUCKET
AND WHERE'S MY WATER?"
GRAMMA ASKED HIM.
"I CAN'T GET ANY WATER FROM
THAT WATER HOLE, GRAMMA"
EXCLAIMED JOHNNY.
"THERE'S A BIG OL'
ALLIGATOR DOWN THERE!"
"NOW DON'T YOU MIND THAT OL'
ALLIGATOR, JOHNNY.
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW
AND HE'S NEVER HURT NO ONE.
WHY, HE'S PROBABLY AS SCARED OF YOU
AS YOU ARE OF HIM!"
"WELL, GRAMMA," REPLIED JOHNNY,
"IF HE'S AS SCARED OF ME AS I AM OF HIM,
THEN THAT WATER AIN'T FIT TO DRINK!"
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