Is it an Indian tradition story?
I liked that, it tells an animal wisdom, but I don't know if it aims to tell about how an animal can be wise as well as human or to tell that Mind overcomes physical strength. in any case, the deer in this story symbolized a weak yet clever being and the crocodile is strong and greedy. It's also a story greedinessynes and how easy it is to decive a greedy person.
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