Once upon a time, in the heart of a lush jungle, there lived a big and strong elephant named Ellie. Ellie was known as the king of the jungle, with a trunk that could move mountains and tusks that could pierce through the toughest of trees.
One day, while Ellie was taking a leisurely walk, he stumbled upon a group of monkeys in a real bind. They were trying to reach a bunch of bananas hanging high up on a tree, but they couldn’t seem to get there.
Ellie, being the kind and helpful elephant that he was, offered to lend them a hand. He wrapped his trunk around the trunk of the tree and shook it vigorously. The bananas came tumbling down, and the monkeys were over the moon.
But Ellie wasn’t done yet. He had a trick up his sleeve. He picked up the bananas with his trunk and began to juggle them. The monkeys were mesmerized as Ellie juggled the bananas with ease. He even added in a few tricks, such as throwing them in the air and catching them with his tusks.
The monkeys were so impressed that they asked Ellie to teach them how to juggle. Ellie agreed, and he spent the rest of the day showing the monkeys how to juggle with the bananas.
From that day on, the monkeys and Ellie were thick as thieves, often spending their days juggling together. Ellie was proud to have helped his new friends, and they were grateful to have such a mighty elephant in their jungle.
Slang and idioms:
- “King of the Jungle”: a phrase meaning the strongest and most powerful animal in a particular area.
- “taking a leisurely walk”: means going for a walk in a relaxed and unhurried way.
- “stumbled upon”: means to find or discover something by chance.
- “in a real bind”: means in a difficult situation.
- “lend them a hand”: means to help someone.
- “over the moon”: means extremely happy
- “trick up his sleeve”: means having a secret plan or advantage.
- “mesmerized”: means deeply absorbed or fascinated,
- and “thick as thieves”: means very close friends.
The Summary:
The story is about a big and strong elephant named Ellie, who is known as the king of the jungle. One day, while taking a leisurely walk, he stumbled upon a group of monkeys in a real bind. They were trying to reach a bunch of bananas hanging high up on a tree, but they couldn’t seem to get there. Ellie, being the kind and helpful elephant that he was, offered to lend them a hand and shook the tree to bring the bananas down. He then grabbed the bananas with his trunk and began to juggle them, mesmerizing the monkeys. The monkeys were so impressed that they asked Ellie to teach them how to juggle, and from that day on, the monkeys and Ellie were thick as thieves and would often spend their days juggling together.
