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The Elephant

Story Stats

Rating: 4
Grade Level: 3, 4
Page count: 16

Author

Marcel
Ayme

Appeared in

The World Treasury of Children's Literature

Story Summary

When Delphine and Marinette are left alone on their farm during a downpour, they decide to bring the farm animals into the kitchen to play Noah's Ark. Lacking only an elephant, they convince a little white hen to play the part but she does better than that.