When overlooked by his elephant herd, who were taking part in a grand event the following day, the little elephant child felt sad. 

But a little black crow, who overheard the elephants’ conversation, was determined to save the day by taking his new friend, the little elephant child, on an adventure all to themselves. 

What did they discover at ‘the great mango tree’? And who had the grandest day of them all? 

A feel-good story made even better by the charm of the animation and the special relationship between the elephant child and his new feathery friend. Sometimes when one is left out and feeling alone there is often a brighter path ahead. The little elephant child took that path with the little black crow. There is surely a happy ending behind this. Take the road with them and find out!

 

 

”The Elephant Child”

“In the darkest room of the marble temple voices could be heard. They were deep, resonant and they carried through the palm trees and across the river.” 

“A little black crow (crow caws) was attracted by the noise, flapping his little black wings up and down till at last he alighted on a branch of the temple’s ancient banyan tree.  He cocked his little black head to the side and listened and looked into the temple flora. As you know, little black crows are very curious creatures.”

 

 

 

“The voices came from the big black elephants with big tusks and long, long trunks. The elephants were talking as softly as they could in their deep voices but the crow caught it all.  For, as you know, the little black crow’s ears are very sharp.”

 “They were all excited about something. The little black crow was excited, too. He hopped once on his right foot, he hopped once on his left foot and he found himself on the window sill of the temple, his feathers all rumpled from excitement.”

 

 

 

“He craned his little black head forward, and even though his ears were as sharp, as only crow ears could be, he was hardly able to pick out the smallest voice.”

(Elephants trumpeting.)

“It belonged to a little grey elephant and, as you know, little gray elephants have very large ears. In fact his were so big that they made the rest of him look small and this is never good, especially if you’re not that big to start with.”

 

 

“The little grey elephant child was trying his very best to be heard. He trumpeted

and shouted and only stopped when a big elephant told him to hush.” 

(Elephants trumpeting.)

 

 

 

“The crow felt sorry for him.  The big elephants were talking about taking part in a festival the next day.”

“One of them said he would wear a red-gold cloth made from fibers of rare reeds from the mangrove swamp on his broad, broad back.”

 “And another proclaimed that she would have a sheet of shiny gold on her trunk.”

 

 

 “They were all so happy for themselves that nobody but the little black crow noticed the elephant child at all.” 

“Lifting his ebony wings the little black crow sailed away through the air determined to do something.”

 

“The next morning the sun’s glad lights shone on the sleeping form of the elephant child. His ears spread out, fanning him as he dozed standing up, for, as you know, elephant ears are very useful.” 

 

 

 

“He opened his wide black eyes and he felt the feet of the little black crow on his back.”

 “The crow said, ‘Come with me, little one.’”

 

 

 

To be continued : Animated Storybook: ’The Elephant Child’ Children’s Bedtime Story: Part 2 

 

Images and transcribed from “‘The Elephant Child’ Story for Children Bedtime Story For Kids” by Grandma’s House YT CH (1)

 

Source: 

(1) https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=gCj4fnSolcM

 

 

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