BABAR THE KING (1)

BABAR THE KING (1)

Off in the country of the elephant King Babar and Queen Celeste are rejoicing.
For they have signed a treaty of peace with the rhinoceros, and their friends, the Old Lady, has consented to remain with them.

She often tells stories to elephant's children. Her Little monkey, Zephir, perched up in a tree, also listens.



Leaving the Old Lady with Queen Celeste, Babar has gone for walking along the banks of large lake with Cornelius, the oldest and wisest of all the elephants. 

He say to him, " This countryside is so beautiful that I would like to see it every day as I wake up. We must build out city here. Our house shall be on the shores of the lake, and shall be surrounded with flowers and birds. "

Zephir, who has followed them, would like to catch a butterfly he sees ....



While chasing the butterfly, Zephir meets his friend Arthur, the young cousin of the King and Queen, who was amusing himself hunting for snails.

All of a sudden they see one, two, three, four dromedaries(camels). . . . five, six, seven dromedaries . . . .eight, nine, ten . . . . There are more than they can count.

And the chief of the cavalcade calls to them: " Can you please tell us where we can find King Babar ? "

Escorted by Arthur and Zephir, the dromedaries have found Babar.

They are bringing him all his heavy baggage and all things which he had bought out in the big world during his honeymoon.

Babar thanks them.
" You must be tired, gentlemen. Won't you rest under the shade of the palm trees ? "
Then he turning to the Old lady and to Cornelius, he says, " Now we will be able to build our city. "

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初回だけ、少し長くなっています。
王となりましたBabar(象のババール)が新婚旅行から帰ってきた後の物語になります。
最初の Babar 物語は、１日１分 THE STORY OF BABAR(リンク 全10回)に。