ELMER ELEPHANT (1)

ELMER ELEPHANT (1)

DEEP IN THE FOREST lived a little boy elephant.

His name was Elmer, and he was as bright and plump and healthy an elephant child as anyone could ask. 

He would have been a happy one, too, but for one thing.

The other animal children in the forest, the lion and tiger, the giraffe and the rhinoceros and hippopotamus children, laughed at his nose.

It was a fine, long, curly elephant nose, but just because it was different from theirs, they laughed at it.

Of all the animal children in the forest, Elmer liked Tillie Tiger best.
Tillie was a pretty girl tiger, she was friendly and sweet, and best of all to Elmer, she did not make fun of his nose.

So when Tillie Tiger's birthday came, and Emer was invited to her birthday party, he picked her a beautiful bouquet of birthday party, he picked her a beautiful bouquet of jungle flowers for a birthday present.

He went skipping down the forest path to Tillie's home, whistling happily.

All the children were standing around a table set up on the lawn, when Elmer arrived.

In the center of the table stood a big, beautiful birthday cake with lighted candles.

Tillie looked up from the cake as Elmer came in.

" Hello , Elmer," she called. " You're just in time. I'm going to blow out my birthday candles."

Then she saw the flowers in his hand.
" Oh, Elmer, flowers for me ? " she cried, taking the bouquet.
" How sweet of you. "

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