The Crocodile

Synopsis

The crocodile is a classic russian short story by fyodor dostoevsky. This work by the great russian bard is an unusual but amusing tale about a man swallowed by a crocodile with a serious message about economics and communism. The story relates the events that befall one ivan matveich when he, his wife elena ivanovna, and the narrator visit the arcade to see a crocodile that has been put on display by a german entrepreneur. After teasing the crocodile, ivan matveich is swallowed alive.