A few years ago, when I had to entertain my little son, Ruslanchik, so that he would eat well, I began to compose for him a Tale about Camel, Crocodile and the little birdie. Ruslanchik liked the Fairy Tale, and he asked me more and more new stories about the adventures of three friends.“As soon as Crocodile was established with its paws on the ground, it opened its entire mouth full of enormous, sharp teeth, and issued a terrifying roar.