When Alphonse the elephant finds out he’s a father of triplets, life gets very busy, very fast. Follow this elephant story as the smallest member of the family takes an accidental trip into the trees and finds help from some very brave squirrels.
Alphonse the elephant was so excited! His wife Esmee was going to have a baby elephant. Would it be a boy or a girl? Would it have big floppy ears like him? Alphonse couldn’t wait to find out!
One day, Alphonse told all the elephants in the village, “When the baby comes, the big bell will ring! One big DING! for a new baby.”
Esmee saw how excited Alphonse was getting. “Why don’t you ride to the bakery and get some honey cakes? By the time you’re back, we might have news!” she said with a smile.
Off went Alphonse, pedaling fast! Whoosh whoosh! But then, far away, he heard the bell – DING! DING! DING! Three bells? Why three? He raced home as fast as he could!
Alphonse ran inside, out of breath. Esmee smiled big. It wasn’t one baby elephant—it was THREE! One, two, three tiny trunks waving in the air. Alphonse was thrilled!
One day, big brother Emile took the babies for a ride in their stroller. The babies giggled and bounced. They liked stroller rides. But uh-oh! Big brother Emile saw a funny dog and let go of the stroller! Down the hill, it rolled FAST! – wheeeee! – with the babies inside!
One baby bounced right out of the stroller! Up, up, up he flew and landed in a tree! He was scared, but brave Mr. and Mrs. Squirrel came running.
They nestle close on either side of him, warm and chattering softly, so he didn’t feel alone up in the branches. They kept him safe until help arrived.
Then, a tall giraffe came to the rescue. Baby elephant stepped onto the giraffe’s head and slid down his neck! Safe and sound, he went back to his mama and papa.
And every time the bell rang three times, everyone smiled — remembering the day three little elephants came into the world, safe and loved.
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