Not-So-Big One
This is a slightly smaller crocodile who is only briefly mentioned. The Not-So-Big Oneis averse to eating children and complains that they taste “nasty and bitter." He discourages the Enormous Crocodile from hunting the children.
The Enormous Crocodile
He is the main antagonist of the story. He spends the course of the books trying to hunt children to eat, but is thwarted by the other forest animals. He is shown to be very greedy and cruel.
Humpy Rumpy
He is a hippopotamus who tells off the Enormous Crocodile for trying to eat children. Humpy Rumpy stops him from eating two young children by exposing him when he tries to disguise as a coconut tree.
Trunky
He is an elephant who tells off the Enormous Crocodile for trying to eat children. Trunky stops him from eating a group of children who are having a picnic by exposing him when he tries to disguise as a table bench that the children are sitting at. He swings the Enormous Crocodileso far that he goes out to space and becomes incinerated by the sun.
Muggle-Wump
He is a monkey who tells off the Enormous Crocodile for trying to eat children. Muggle-Wump stops him from eating a whole entire class of children by exposing him when he tries to disguise as a seesaw in a playground.
Roly-Poly Bird
He is a bird who tells off the Enormous Crocodile for trying to eat children. Roly-Poly Birdstops him from eating a young girl at the funfair by exposing him when he tries to disguise as a creature on the merry-go-round.
