. The peacock and the wishing-fairy and other stories . felt his nose begin- - ^^ to erow and grow. ij ^* He was so surprised as he THE ELEPHANT watched it grow larger and larger that he could not speak. What is the matter with my nose? he asked as soon as hecould talk. I dont think I like it. What has happenedto it? I think that you will like it very much, said Stella, whenI tell you what you are to do with it. I made your nose growlong so that when you see anything on the ground you wantto eat you can pick it up with your nose, because now it ismuch longer than your tusks, and they will not
. The peacock and the wishing-fairy and other stories . felt his nose begin- - ^^ to erow and grow. ij ^* He was so surprised as he THE ELEPHANT watched it grow larger and larger that he could not speak. What is the matter with my nose? he asked as soon as hecould talk. I dont think I like it. What has happenedto it? I think that you will like it very much, said Stella, whenI tell you what you are to do with it. I made your nose growlong so that when you see anything on the ground you wantto eat you can pick it up with your nose, because now it ismuch longer than your tusks, and they will not be in the way;then you bend your nose back and put your food in your will find it will work easily. And it did. All the way home the Elephant kept picking up thingsfrom the ground with his nose. He would carry the thingsup to his mouth, and he was so happy because it worked verynicely. So now, you know why the Elephant has such a long nose. But you must also know that the Elephants nose is calledhis trunk. Isnt that a funny thing to call it?.
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