A decrepit crocodile, ancient enough to have observed the construction of the pyramids, grapples with rheumatism, rendering him incapable of hunting. Driven by desperation, he contemplates devouring his great-grandson. Despite his millennia-long existence warranting respect, his family decides it's time to end his suffering. Faced with this ultimate indignity, the aged crocodile bids farewell to the Nile. Along his solitary journey, he encounters an octopus who generously offers him a feast of freshly caught fish. Succumbing to temptation one fateful evening, he partakes of one of the octopus's limbs. From that moment on, each night sees the old crocodile help himself to the octopus's appendage...