to Astrid Stockman little crocodile Lewis Carroll Bernd Van Hulle q. = 42 mp              How Doth q. = 42        mp                            ppppp 3 mf                     the litt - le cro - co - dile                                  e = e 5 mf 3           Im - prove his shin -ing tail   3        e = e            3 3 3 3  3 3 3                   Copyright © Bernd&Co. 2 8 pochissimo dim. f 3                     and pour the wat -ers of the Nile on ev -ry           3                  3 3 3 3 3             11 dim. al niente mf                  gold -en seal How cheer -ful -ly he 3    3                                                 3 quasi whispiring, while making 15 cresc. the voice must sound more threatning              seems to grin How neatly he spreads his                      5 5 5 3 5 5 mf, cresc. ff                         ff 5 f 5 5        f f 17 dolce f                        claws and wel -comes litt -le fish -es in with gent -ly smil -ing jaws   5                  mf 5 p al niente           mp Una Corda