The
Elephant and the Dog
by
Badri Narayan, Painter and Story teller
Long,
long ago, there was a king.
The
king had an elephant.
An
elephant trainer looked after the elephant.
The
trainer had a dog.
The
dog and the elephant became friends.
They
ate together.
They
played together.
The
trainer needed money.
He
sold the dog to a rich man.
The
dog did not want leave his friend, the elephant.
But
he had to go with his new master.
From
that day on the elephant stopped eating and would not bathe.
"The
elephant is ill" said everyone.
The
doctor was called.
"He
is not ill. He is sad. He is lonely" the doctor said.
"he
needs a friend".
"Who
has taken his friend away?
Who
has taken the dog away?" the king asked.
"Punish
that man".
The
rich man who had the dog became afraid.
He
set the dog free.
The
dog ran out of the rich man's house.
He
ran as fast as he could to.....the elephant.
Both
the elephant and the dog were now happy.
They
played together once again.
The
elephant bathed.
And
when food came, the elephant pushed the bowl towards the dog.
The
dog ate. The elephant ate.
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