Written by Xiao Mao Illustrated by Yusof Gajah
Mr.Elephant
Putting on shows
was good at everthing‌
Pulling wagons
Making deliveries Felling trees 6
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Protecting himself
Moving wood
Doing a game 8
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Mr.Elephant
had an amazing trunk that could become‌
A shower head
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An earwax picker
A teapot
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And a detector
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co u ld even pick up a t a ne Th ed le
That prevented him from getting lost while on a walk as long as it hooked on to Mommy’s pulling tail. 12
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Mr.Elephant
was the tallest, the strongest and the most invincible of animals.
Mr.Elephant 14
had a good appetite. He can eat 270 kg food a day. 15
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something you can’t do. You can’t jump. I bet!
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Mr. Elephant
could talk to his friends far away as if a walkie talkie.
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We’ll teach Elephant to jump!
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. yo u s y. h c a te a is e h m e… g an c n I pi atc J u m u st w J
I can teach you. Jumping is easy. Just like that…
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“But excuse me sir,” said Elephant, “You are much too small to see!” 21
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Ic an te ac h
But excuse me sir, You are much too fast to track!
easy. p i n g is m u J u. w m e… o follo y t s Ju
But excuse me sir, Why don’t you just make TEN leaps before I walk my ONE step?
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But excuse me sir, I almost choked!
I can teach you,
Follow me. One! Two!
Jump!
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t an Ic in e er th righ
ea ch th yo e u, wa ter tho ugh.
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I am so tir But, e d. a k o s in t ju st his mu d bath! w ill 25
“If anyone can teach Elephant to jump,” claimed Monkey. I can teach him…
to do a headstand
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to fly
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to walk on a tightrope
and to whistle
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This is impossible ! This is just a fairy tale.
Come here sweetheart, you can do it! 28
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Truly, Elephant could not jump. Perhaps, he didn’t have to.
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XIAO Mao XIAO Mao, born in a small village called Zhelinpu (used to be a posthouse in ancient times ) in Huangmei County of Hubei Province, started writing at the age of sixteen and has been committed to writing since then. With a childlike heart, he is called the Chinese Fairytale Master by the publicity-loving publishers, the “fun daddy” by the Parenting Channel of Sina.com. His representative works include XIAO Mao’s Fairytales (10 volumes) and picture books Post Horse, Xixi, Frog and Boy , etc. He has won the first Chinese Publication Government Award, National Excellent Children’s Literature Award, SOONG Ching Ling Children’s Literature Award, CHEN Bochui Children’s Literature Award, Bing Xin Children’s Literature New Works Award, Bin Xin Children’s Book Award, ZHANG Tianyi Fairy Tales & Fables Award and the first & second FENG Zikai Children’s Picture Books Award. Many of his works were translated and published in countries like the United States, Sweden, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam, etc.
Yusof Gajah Prominent artist Yusof Gajah has a deep and abiding love for children's books and working with children. While a busy artist, he has managed to write and illustrate a number of books for children and have won the National Book Council Award for best picture book and the Noma Concours (ACCU) award for best illustrations. His popular picture book, 'The Real Elephant' was first published in Malay and has been translated into Japanese. Its enduring qualities have enabled an English publication in 2010. He has also created the 'ELEPHABET' which continues to attract both children and adults.