Once upon a time, a lone elephant made her way into a strange forest.
It was new to her, and she was looking to make friends. She
approached a monkey and said, “Hello, monkey! Would you like to be
my friend?” The monkey said, “You are too big to swing like me, so I
can’t be your friend.” The elephant then went to a rabbit and asked
the same question. The rabbit said, “You are too big to fit in my
burrow, so I can’t be your friend.” The elephant also went to the frog
in the pond and asked the same question. The frog replied, “You are
too heavy to jump as high as me, so I can’t be your friend.”
The elephant was really sad because she couldn’t make friends. Then,
one day, she saw all the animals running deeper into the forest, and
she asked a bear what the fuss was about. The bear said, “The lion is
on the loose – they are running from him to save themselves.” The
elephant went up to the lion and said, “Please don’t hurt these
innocent people. Please leave them alone.” The lion scoffed and
asked the elephant to move aside. Then, the elephant got angry and
pushed the lion with all her might, injuring him. All the other animals
came out slowly and started to rejoice about the lion’s defeat. They
went to the elephant and said to her, “You are just the right size to be
our friend!”
