There's no bribing him to each chocolate cake or anything else.his parents are distraught. No matter what his parents say, Achilles is insistent that a human child is the only thing he'll eat. And I had no idea there was a way to draw crocodiles where they would look genuinely worried or concerned. "I know, but I'd really like to eat a child!"The accompanying picture of Achilles making a sulking pouty (disgruntled) face is priceless! (I love the artwork by the way). "Well, children don't grow on banana trees, only bananas do, and that's what I have for breakfast!" "What an idea, my little Achilles!" his mother cried. "Don't you want a tasty banana for breakfast?" she asked. No more of this banana nonsense for him.īut one morning, Achilles refused to eat. So one day, he decides that he is READY to eat a child. And noticing what beautiful teeth he had. His mama was always telling him how big and handsome he was. Illustrated by Dorothee de Monfreid.Īchilles is a moody yet charming baby crocodile who is tired of eating bananas for breakfast every day.
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