The Little Crocodile is a clever and deceptive character from Lewis Carroll's poem "How Doth the Little Crocodile," which appears in Chapter 2 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice recites the poem when she accidentally remembers it instead of the moral lesson she was trying to recall.

In the poem, the crocodile appears friendly and cheerful as it polishes its scales, grins invitingly, and spreads its claws. However, its pleasant smile is actually a trick to lure unsuspecting fish into its jaws, revealing its true predatory nature.
The poem is a humorous parody of Against Idleness and Mischief, which praises the industriousness of a busy bee. Carroll replaces the hardworking bee with a cunning crocodile, turning a lesson about virtue into a joke about deception. The crocodile's false friendliness and hidden danger reflect the playful nonsense and unexpected twists that are common throughout Alice's adventures.

All published appearances of the Little Crocodile from before January 1, )-(95)}} are public domain in the US.

Some notable appearances are listed below:

* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)
* Alice’s Adventures Under Ground (1886)

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Doth_the_Little_Crocodile Wikipedia]
*[https://aliceinwonderland.fandom.com/wiki/How_Doth_the_Little_Crocodile Alice in Wonderland Wiki]
*[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland Wikisource]

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