In the cave of crocodile

A story of the island of Samoa about counting from one to ten

There were once a man and a woman and who were called SAFEA and Talangua. They lived on the island of Samoa and they had ten sons who were called off on the list, Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two and One. Then they got a girl and they called Sina.

Once was in another village a competition held in javelin and all eleven children of SAFEA and Talangua did a participant. First, there with sticks thrown into the bushes. And Sina's stick flew further than any other. Then she threw with sticks on the beach. And look, again threw her Sina stick the very furthest. But hey, instead of on the beach her stick ended up in the lair of the crocodile.

Sina was stick checked her and now she asked kindly to the crocodile if he could please stick wanted to give her back. "Come and get it yourself, little Sina," said the crocodile. Sina and then went into the cave to get the stick but she was still not ... or flap, there joined the rocks together and Sina was caught!

Ten Her brother had seen her go into the cave and now he began to cry out: "? Sina, Sina, where have you gone What's wrong with you, Sina Come in my boat, I'm going home.".

Sina's voice answered from the cave: "Oh, Ten, Ten brother dear, when you come home to tell mom and dad that I'm trapped in the belly of the crocodile and I can not get out."

Ten went away. But when SAFEA Talangua and asked him: "Where is Sina?" Then he said, "Oh, that comes later in the boot of Nine."

Now Nine went to the cave of the crocodile and he cried? "Sina, Sina, where have you gone What's wrong with you, Sina Come in my boat, I go home?".

And Sina's voice replied again: "Oh, Nine, Nine dear brother, when you come home to tell mom and dad that I'm trapped in the cave of the crocodile and I can not get out." Nine went away. But when SAFEA Talangua and asked him: "Where is Sina?" Then he said, "Oh, that comes later in the boot of Eight."

The other brothers went no different. But at last came a turn. He also called for the sole of the crocodile "? Sina, Sina, where have you gone What's wrong with you, Sina Come quickly along in my boat, I go home?". And Sina's voice answered from the cave: "Ah A, A dear brother, when you come home say to mom and dad that I'm trapped in the cave of the crocodile and I can not get out."

A brother had not heard those words, that he took a bold decision. Just before the cave of the crocodile was a tall coconut tree. There he climbed in and began to shout loudly: "Loe-li, Lu-li, Lu-li!" Like a flying dog. At the same time he picked a bunch of coconuts and he threw one after the other down. So that they ended up in front of the cave of the crocodile.

When Sina heard the clatter of falling coconuts, she said: "Please, dear crocodile, close the door once very, very briefly a crack is to choke.." The crocodile opened the door a crack and saw all those coconuts are Sina and she said: "Look at you, dear crocodile, what a beautiful coconuts are there Come on, let me pick them equally, then I thread a beautiful necklace. of for you. "

But the crocodile growled: "Hum, hum, why do I understand what you are planning you want to run away?.."

"Oh, no, no, dear crocodile," exclaimed Sina, "Nope, I do not. But when you get there so afraid, why tie your rope end than that which is there, not my leg? That love you then fixed and you can be sure that I can not walk away. " That was the crocodile a good plan. He took the rope and tied it securely to Sina's left leg and then if Sina coconuts will pick up as much as they wanted. But once she was out, the crocodile did not trust it at all yet. "Hum, hum," he cried, "Sina, Sina say, you will certainly not run away?"

Sina and replied, "Oh no, dear crocodile, I'm not thinking Toe, wait for a while before you pull me in. I have far picked up all the coconuts..." But once Sina came out, let A is soon from the tree. He quickly untied the rope of Sina's foot loose and tied it to the trunk of the tree. Then he took his sister's hand, ran with her to his boat and quickly became her home. And meanwhile kept the crocodile still the rope. But finally bored him and he started pulling. And he cried, "Sina, Sina!"

O wonder ... now began to talk. all the leaves of the coconut tree at a time "O-o-o-o-o!" they said.

"Yes," the crocodile replied, "Now you must come at once, Sina. And say, what are all for people I hear talk outside?" He thought, maybe those people have come away the child. But that will not happen! And immediately he pulled with all his strength so great crocodile hard on the rope around the heavy coconut tree fell. He plopped on top of the crocodile, which was completely crushed.

Meanwhile safely Sina and A were already home. They had to tell all about the crocodile and how his sister had saved a.

"Well, well," said SAFEA and Talangua against the other guys, "that's a fine thing what we did hear about you, great rascals. Now we see how little you care about your little sister. Your youngest brother is the flinkste of all.'s why we do not count, now ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, but just the opposite. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight , nine, ten. That will be your punishment. " And since that time begin to count all the people in the world by ... a!


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