Once upon a time, a mighty elephant named Ellie lived in a lush jungle. Ellie was known throughout the jungle as the strongest and most powerful animal. She had a trunk that could move mountains and tusks that could pierce through the toughest of trees.
One day, while Ellie was out for a stroll, she came across a group of monkeys in a predicament. They were trying to reach a bunch of bananas hanging high up on a tree, but they couldn’t get there.
As the kind and helpful elephant she was, Ellie offered to help the monkeys. She wrapped her trunk around the tree trunk and shook it vigorously. The bananas came tumbling down, and the monkeys were overjoyed.
But Ellie wasn’t done yet. She had an idea. She picked up the bananas with her trunk and began to juggle them. The monkeys were mesmerized as Ellie juggled the bananas with ease. She even added a few tricks, such as throwing them in the air and catching them with her tusks.
The monkeys were so impressed that they asked Ellie to teach them how to juggle. Ellie agreed, and she spent the rest of the day teaching the monkeys how to juggle with the bananas.
From that day on, the monkeys and Ellie were great friends, often spending their days juggling together. Ellie was proud to have helped her new friends, and they were grateful to have such a mighty elephant in their jungle.
Vocabulary:
Juggle: to keep several objects in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching them.
Mesmerized: deeply absorbed or fascinated.
Predicament: a difficult or embarrassing situation.
The Summary:
The story is about a mighty elephant named Ellie who lives in a jungle. One day, she came across a group of monkeys trying to reach a bunch of bananas hanging high up on a tree, but they couldn’t seem to get there. Ellie offered to help the monkeys and shook the tree to bring the bananas down; then, she began to juggle the bananas with her trunk and tusks. The monkeys were so impressed that they asked Ellie to teach them how to juggle. From that day on, the monkeys and Ellie were great friends and often spent their days juggling.
