On one fine day, an enormous crocodile goes tramping through the forest telling all the animals he's going to eat children.All the other animals tell him that it's a horrible thing to do but he tries to use his tricks to eat the tasty children. However, every time he tries, the good forest animals would come and save the children. At the end of the story, a giant elephant finishes the crocodile off by swinging him around in the air by his tail and letting him go until he flies into the sky and crashes into the sun.
That's the synopsis of the children story 'The Enormous Crocodile' by Roald Dahl which is creatively illustrated by Quentin Blake.
This is definitely another interesting children story that I'm reading in this semester.I wonder why wasn't i been introduced to this much earlier.I enjoy reading it,as much as a child would.
What i loved about this children story,The Enormous Crocodile:
* The rhymes are impressive.Catchy as it attracts the reader to sing along as they read.
*The animals are described very well,plus the colourful picture gives a clearer imagination of the descriptions,especially on the physically aspects of the crocodile.
*The invention of new words such as 'gollop & tommy-rot'. Some words might be bombastic for the children,therefore certain words are created for the children to go on easy with the storyline.
*The characteristics of each animals are clearly shown throughout the story.For an example,about how scary and dangerous can the crocodile be and hwo strong can the elephant be.
*The colourful pictures attracts the readers to follow the plot with a great interest.
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