Reading 1 val Plumwood was exploring a river in Kakadu National Park in northern Australia. As her canoe went round a bend, she saw a stick in the water. When she got closer she saw that the stick had eyes golden eyes. It was a crocodile! 2 val tried to turn canoe away but the crocodile hit it hard. Over and over again it hit the canoe. The the When bank of the river was very steep, so Val tried to jump into a tree. she jumped, the crocodile grabbed her with its jaws and pulled her under the water. 3 crocodiles kill an animal by rolling it around under the water until it becomes weak. This is called the'death roll'. They then hold the animal under the water until it drown The crocodile rolled Val around and around. Her head came out of the water and she took a deep breath, but the pulled her under again. After a second death the crocodile roll, Val felt the crocodile's jaws lax. She grabbed a branch of the tree, but a crocodile grabbed her and pulled her under. After a third death roll, Val herself free and threw herself up the steep bank At first she kept falling back towards the crocodile, but at last she was able to pull herself to the top of the bank 4 Four hours later she was found and taken to hospital. She was badly hurt, but alive