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Once upon a time, in an undiscovered 

jungle, a big family of monkeys had a baby 

called Tommy. 

He was an active, curious and little monkey, 

always seeking to acquire knowledge and 

having fun at the same time. 

He enjoyed meeting new animals, of all 

different kinds of nature, despite the risk 

that could take. That is why his mother, 

Sophie, never let him explore and walk 

through the jungle alone. 

Unlike Sophie, Tommy was self - 

confident and knew some secrets of 

nature she did not know. But, 

¿how could he know something if 

Sophie never let him explore? 

As all the children in the world, 

Tommy did some mischief his 

parents weren't conscious of. He 

used to escape whenever nobody in 

the family was watching him. 

Sometimes, his family went to 

collect fruits for lunch and he took 

advantage, using that time to 

achieve the mysteries that nature 

hides. 

One day, Sophie decided to visit her 

friends who lived on the top of the 

mountains that surrounded the jungle 

and served as a way of protecting their 

living. She would take some days to get 

there, and returning would take her some 

other days. 

This was the perfect opportunity to make 

all what he wanted and complete his 

pending plans. Tommy would be in 

charge of his grandfather Morris, but he 

was very old and used to falling asleep 

very often.That wouldn't be a problem to 

our curious friend, so when Sophie left 

home a new adventure started.

It was dinner time, and Tommy 

ate two bananas and drank some 

fresh water. After, came the time 

to sleep. 

Everything was very calmed and 

silenced. He was already in his 

bed and Morris came to give him 

a big hug and say goodnight. 

After the lights were all turned 

off, Tommy got out of his bed 

and left the cave very quickly, 

taking precaution that nobody 

was watching him.

Everything was very dark and Tommy 

watched his step with a little clarity. Suddenly, 

he heard a rare sound coming from the lake. 

He was very scared, but wanted to know what 

was that. He approached to the water and saw 

a big crocodile coming to him.Tommy 

screamed out loud and the crocodile got scared 

too. Both hid behind the plants and looked 

carefully at each other. 

They started to come nearer and nearer, losing 

the fear for each other. Tommy introduced 

himself and the crocodile too, saying his name 

was Crocky and that he was a little shy. 

Despite their differences, they became 

very close friends. Tommy came to the 

lake to visit Crocky every time he 

could. They played together with the 

water, ate bananas and talked about 

their favorite things, like their favorite 

sports and food. 

But this adventure was going to end 

soon. Sophie had just arrived from 

her trip, when Tommy was having 

breakfast. Tommy had to make a hard 

decision: telling her mother all the 

truth about his adventures or keeping 

the secret and forget about Crocky's 

friendship.

He decided to tell Sophie all the 

truth. She understood all about it 

but didn't like the idea that Tommy 

lied to her every time he escaped.

Tommy explained how important 

Crocky was for him and how much 

fun he had when they were 

together. 

In return, Sophie let him visit his 

friend every time he wanted, but 

with the condition of first asking for 

permission. 

Over the years, Tommy became a responsible monkey, 

conscious of his actions and about what really matters 

in life.

As he said: "Friendship isn't about whom you have 

known the longest. It's about having the courage to 

sacrifice yourself to preserve it. And telling the truth is 

the best decision I have ever made." 

The End

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