In a huge pond, there lived many fish. They were arrogant and never listened to anyone. In this pond, there also lived a kind-hearted crocodile. 

He advised the fish, “It does not pay to be arrogant and over-confident. It could be your downfall." But the fish never listened to him. “There is that crocodile, advising us again," they would say. 

There is that crocodile, advising us again.

It does not pay to be arrogant and over-confident. It could be your downfall.

One afternoon, the crocodile was resting beside a stone near the pond, when two fishermen stopped there to drink water.

The fishermen noticed that the pond had many fish. “Look! This pond is full of fish. Let’s come here tomorrow with our fishing net," said one of them. “I am surprised we have not seen this place before!" exclaimed the other. 

Look! This pond is full of fish. Let’s come here tomorrow with our fishing net.

The crocodile heard all this. When the fishermen left, he slowly slipped into the pond and went straight to the fish. “You all had better leave this pond before dawn. Early morning those two fishermen are going to come to this pond with their net," warned the crocodile.

“You all had better leave this pond before dawn. Early morning those two fishermen are going to come to this pond with their net."