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Answer: We believe the sentence is best completed this way:

“The surface of the water rippled almost imperceptibly as the huge crocodiles tucked their feet and raced toward the tipped canoe like children to spilled candy.”

The glee of children scrambling to get candy accidentally spilled onto a floor might seem inapt in describing the horror of crocodiles swimming toward people spilled into the water. Yet the juxtaposition of horror and delight tends to magnify each. Thus, the thought of crocodiles swimming to consume swimmers is made more chilling by comparing it to children running to consume candy. Furthermore, from the crocodiles’ point of view, the comparison is straight-forward—people are like candy to them—and just like the children, the crocodiles know that the first croc on the scene will get the biggest portion. Writing that vivifies through word choices and images strengthens the hold on a reader.
一群孩童喜出望外地衝向散落一地的糖果，乍看之下，並不適合用來形容一群虎視眈眈的鱷魚衝向意外落水的遊客，然而驚悚與歡樂並陳，似乎別有放大效果。鱷魚迫不及待向遊客游去的恐怖畫面，在孩童爭先恐後跑向糖果的強烈對比下，格外令人不寒而慄。而且若從鱷魚的角度看來，這樣的比較倒是再貼切不過了—人肉對鱷魚來說，不正如糖果般可口嗎。跟孩童心想的一樣，鱷魚也懂得先搶先贏。如此精妙的選字讓意象躍然紙上，最能擄獲讀者的感官。