Many years ago, it is said, that elephants had small trunks with stubbed noses. One year, it did not for many months. The ponds and rain lakes began to dry up, and the streams had very little water. All the animals in the forest were very thirsty, and desperately searching for a source of water. A river used to flow not very far away from the forest, and an elephant decided to go there in search of water
Walking slowly, he reached the river. There lived a bright green crocodile in the river. As he saw the elephant, he cried, "Go away! Water is already scarce here. If you start drinking, what will be left for me?
The elephant knew it was a risk to pick a fight with the crocodile. So, he decided to come back to the river when the crocodile would be sleeping.
In the same river, there also lived a shiny green toad. Whenever the crocodile would be swimming across the rides the toad would hop his back and enjoy a Over time, the crocodile was annoyed with giving free lau to the toad. Many times, he had tried to shake the toad off his back, but in vain. "Hahaha!" the toad would
One day, the crocodile was resting on a rock. Finding this to be a good opportunity, the elephant went to the silently and began to drink water. Just then, the toad jumped onto the back, disturbing his slumber. The crocodile was irritated! He began to swim around the river and shake his body "Now, shall get rid of you!" he cried at the toad. But, the toad was unmoved
Suddenly, the crocodile noticed the elephant. "How you drink from my river when you were told not to? Unable to get rid the the decided to vent all his anger on the elephant. He caught the elephants trunk and began to pull him into the river. The poor elephant started to pull back, crying, "Let go of me... ease! of me my nose hurts!" But the crocodile showed no mercy. Then with a mighty elephant succeeded in freeing his trunk from the crocodile. But, in tug of the elephant's nose had become on the long! Angry, the elephant sucked all the water from the river. Then, he sucked some and sprayed it not crocodile and the toad. Since then, it is said, elephants have had and crocodiles bright green anymore. long trunk,and cricodiles and toads are not bright green anymore.