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The Elephant in the Room

Lindi finds a very large elephant in her room. But is it really there if no one else believes in it?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Lindi finds a very large elephant in her room. But is it really there if no one else believes in it?

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The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 1, English text included
The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 2, English text included
One morning, Lindi found an elephant in her room. "Look!" she called. "There’s an elephant in my room!" "No there isn’t," her mother called back. "Elephants don’t live in houses. Everybody knows that." The elephant yawned.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 3, English text included
At breakfast, Lindi’s dad asked her to pass the milk. "I can’t," said Lindi. "The elephant drank it all!" "There isn’t an elephant," said her dad. "Elephants don’t live in the city. Everybody knows that." The elephant burped.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 4, English text included
At school, the teacher grumbled, "What’s wrong with this chalkboard? It’s all wrinkly!" "That’s not the chalkboard. That’s my elephant!" said Lindi. "There are no elephants at school," said the teacher. "Everybody knows that." The elephant ate the teacher’s sandwiches.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 5, English text included
At break-time, the elephant followed Lindi to the playground. He knocked over the swings by mistake. "Go away!" said Lindi. "You’re not real and you shouldn’t be here! Everybody knows that!" The elephant drooped. He walked away, wiping his eyes with his trunk.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 6, English text included
After school, Lindi couldn’t see the elephant anywhere. "Elephant!" she called. "Where are you?"
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Lindi went home without him. She felt lonely. So she went outside, and sat on the steps, and waited. And waited. And waited.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 8, English text included
And then... she saw a trunk. And tusks. And ears. The elephant was coming down the road!
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 9, English text included
She ran up and hugged him. "I’m sorry," she said. "I didn’t mean it! I know you’re real. You’re my elephant."
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 10, English text included
The elephant lifted her up and put her on his back, and she rode down the street. She waved to her neighbours. "Hello, Mr Green! Hello, Mrs Green!" "Look at Lindi!" said Mr Green. "How did she get up there? Maybe she grew!" "Don’t be silly," said Mrs Green. "Little girls don’t grow that high. Everybody knows that."
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 11, English text included
The elephant took Lindi to the lake, and she slid down his trunk like it was a slide. "Wheeeee!" she shrieked. They played all afternoon, laughing and splashing and spraying each other with water.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 12, English text included
That night, the elephant tucked her into bed. "Good night, Elephant," said Lindi. "Thank you for a lovely day." He patted her head, and curled up to sleep outside her window.
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 13, English text included
"Elephants are the best friends in the world," Lindi said to herself. "Nobody knows that, except for me and my elephant."
The Elephant in the Room — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Sam Wilson
Illustrated by
Michael .
Created by
Thomas Pepler (Designer); Michael . (Illustrator); Sam Wilson (Writer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: The Elephant in the Room from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.