“Excuse me,” said the elephant’s child. elephant’s child “But can you tel me what the crocodile has for dinner ? ” The snake shook its head slowly. “That is a very dangerous question,” it said “Go home to your family.” So the the elephant’s child said goodbye to the snake, but he did not go home, He walked along the banks of the river until he saw what he thought was a large piece of wood lying in the mud. But it was not a piece of wood. It was the crocodile. The crocodile opened one eye and winked at the elephant’s child.