Gargamel's New Pet (Hero Stories)/Part 1

It was a beautiful Summer's day over the forest, and busy in his hovel Gargamel was busy coming up with plans to deal with the Smurfs.

"I have to come up with a plan to deal with those retched little Smurfs!" he said, "Maybe a hidden cage trap?...no that will never work, a hole disguised by leaves?...no that won't work either...darn why didn't my stupid ancestor write a book about Smurf traps, now I'll never be able to accomplish his dying wish". he said to himself, just then there was a knock on the door.

He opened the door and seen that it was a travelling salesman.

"Excuse me good sir, I'm selling spices from the Orient, scorpions from Asia Minor. I also have a crocodile egg from the nile!" the saleman said.

"No! I don't need anything!" Gargamel boomed.

Gargamel soon began to ponder about the things that he was selling.

"Well...! I'll take the crocodile egg!" Gargamel asked.

"It's from Egypt! It's rare! It's worth one gold coin!" the salesman said.

Soon the egg began to crack and soon a small green creature appeared.

"What's this thing?" Gargamel asked.

"A baby crocodile!" the salesman said, "That's more expensive than an egg! Now it's worth three gold coins!" he said.

"Here!" Gargamel said, as he brought three gold coins from a small pouch he had.

"Throw it in a tub of water and feed it flies and earthworms! You'll see, it'll grow fast! Farewell!" the salesman said, before he continued on his way.

Soon Gargamel poured water into a bucket and placed the baby crocodile into it, as it swam around Azrael looked at it cautiously.

Gargamel was busy with a flyswatter, he swung it back and forth trying to hit the many flies that were flying around.

"It won't be getting hungry here! There's no shortage of flies!" he said, before he successfully managed to hit a fly, he grabbed it by the wings and started lowering it towards the bucket.

"Here, baby, eat up! Heh heh!" he sniggered.

Suddenly the baby crocodile jumped from the bucket and bit Gargamel's finger.

"OWWWWW!" he shouted.

For the next few days he continued to feed the baby crocodile flies and earthworms until it became too big to fit in the bucket, so he placed in a small cage.

He looked through his many spellbooks to find anything about the crocodile, and soon he came across what he was looking for.

"It seems to me that voracious carnivore is mentioned in my spell book! Ah, there...Crocdilus! That's it!" he said.

The page read: ''Crocodilus: Large African reptile, also known as the Nile Dragon. The dragon, with it's body covered in scales, is a man-eater. From the dry skin a potion can be created, which is useful to attract and capture Smurfs.''

"What luck! This animal will have to grow very quickly so I can use it's skin to make a Smurf-capturing potion! Now I will be able to achieve my ancestor's dying wish! Heh heh!" Gargamel said.

The days pass and the crocodile grows bigger ad bigger.

As Gargamel poured water into its bucket, it stared at Azrael with it's tongue sticking out.

"It's growing faster and faster. I'll have to change tubs again, and I no longer have to feed it! Flies and earthworms aren't enough for him anymore! He'll need something more substantial..." Gargamel said, before the crocodile lept from the bucket and chased after Azrael.

Azrael lured the crocodile to the river close to the hovel.

"No! Azrael! Come back!" Gargamel commanded.

"Meow!" Azrael said, as he skipped over the stones.

Soon the crocodile entered the water.

"Come back. You blasted beast! You're mine!" Gargamel said. Smurf to Prologue

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