Ergebnis für "The Crocodile" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished multi-ethnic parents from a Lithuanian background. His childhood years were at the family home in hospital grounds which also contained an orphanage, an insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals. The young Fyodor often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens. In 1846 he published his first novel ‘Poor Cow’ to great literary acclaim. As he began his next work he was arrested and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle.

Ein deutscher Schausteller präsentiert in St. Petersburg dem Publikum seine Sensation: das Riesenkrokodil Karlchen. Der Beamte Iwan Matwejewitsch, seine Frau Jelena Iwanowna und ihr Hausfreund Semjon Semjonowitsch sind neugierig, das kuriose Tier zu sehen, und begeben sich an Ort und Stelle. Als Jelena Iwanowna die "Attraktion" schließlich sieht, ist sie enttäuscht und findet das Tier abscheulich. Außerdem glaubt sie gar nicht, dass es lebt; um sie vom Gegenteil zu überzeugen, neckt der Deutsche es mit einem Stöckchen.

The crocodile is a killer. They are feared by many. And are gentle in many ways. They appear to sleep. But are waiting to eat their prey.

Wild Wallaby and Kind Koala decided it might be a good thing to have this crocodile along for the journey after all, even if she was a little cranky. They approached her and asked if she'd like to stick together for a while. She gave a full-toothed smirk. "It might not be a bad idea to always have a couple of plump snacks nearby." Wild Wallaby laughed and hopped off. "You'd have to catch me first." The Cranky Crocodile snapped her jaws at him. "Don't tempt me." Kind Koala couldn't tell whether or not she was joking.