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(cried). Let go! Don’t eat me! My little friend, you must pull too. So Baby Elephant began to pull too, but the Crocodile was stronger. He pulled and pulled, and pulled and pulled, and Baby Elephant’s began to get longer... and longer... and longer. My little friend, let us pull together or the Crocodile will have you for dinner. So the Snake pulled, and Baby Elephant pulled too, and the Crocodile pulled. They pulled for a very long time, and Baby Elephant’s nose got longer and longer. At last the Crocodile let go, and Baby Elephant fell down. He was very, very unhappy, because his fully little nose was a big long trunk, and he began to cry. Don’t cry, don’t cry, little one. Your trunk isn’t so bad. It is very nice! Baby Elephant cried. Suddenly a fly sat down on his head, and Baby Elephant killed the fly with his trunk. You see how nice your trunk is. You could not do that with a little nose. Then Baby Elephant picked some grass with his trunk and put it into his mouth. You see how nice your trunk is. You could not do that with a little nose. Baby Elephant began to like his new trunk. Thank you, Snake. Now it’s time for me to go home. Good-bye, dear Snake. So Baby Elephant went home. On his way he sang merrily. When he was hungry, he picked bananas from the tall trees and ate them. After a long time he came back home. When his family saw him, they all laughed at his long trunk. Family: You are so funny with your new nose! 96
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