Sure! Here's a short story in English about a clever monkey: --- The Clever Monkey and the Crocodile Once upon a time, in a lush green jungle near a wide river, lived a clever monkey. He spent his days jumping from tree to tree and eating sweet, ripe mangoes from his favorite mango tree, which hung over the river. One day, a crocodile swam by and saw the monkey eating delicious mangoes. The crocodile said, “Oh Monkey! Those mangoes look so juicy. Can you give me one?” The kind monkey threw down a mango. The crocodile tasted it and loved it. From that day, the monkey and the crocodile became good friends. The crocodile took a mango home to his wife. She loved the mango but grew jealous. She said, “If the monkey eats such sweet mangoes every day, imagine how sweet his heart must be! I want to eat the monkey’s heart!” The crocodile was shocked but couldn't refuse his wife. So he went back to the monkey the next day. “Dear Monkey,” he said, pretending to smile, “My wife would love to meet you. Come ride on my back and I’ll take you across the river.” The monkey jumped on. Halfway across, the crocodile said, “I’m sorry, friend. My wife wants to eat your heart.” The clever monkey stayed calm. He said, “Oh no! Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I left my heart in the tree. Let’s go back and I’ll give it to you.” The crocodile turned around, and the monkey quickly climbed up the tree. “You silly crocodile!” the monkey laughed. “Who keeps their heart outside their body?” The crocodile realized he had been tricked, and the monkey was safe again. --- Moral: Always stay calm and use your cleverness in times of trouble. --- Would you like this story in Urdu as well? Video