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The Elephant's Child is a young elephant and he lives in the forest in Africa. He is grey and he's got big ears, and his nose is... small! He is a curious elephant and he asks a lot of questions.
One beautiful day the Elephant's Child goes to the other elephants and asks a new question.
“What does the Crocodile have for dinner?”
The other elephants get angry and say, “Be quiet!” Then they hit the Elephant's Child.
When he sees the beautiful Kolokolo Bird he asks, “Can you help me?”
“What do you want?” asks the Kolokolo Bird.
“What does the Crocodile have for dinner?” asks the Elephant's Child.
“Go to the green Limpopo River and find out!” says the Kolokolo Bird.
The next morning the Elephant's Child sees some friends and talks to them.
“Good morning, my friends,” says the Elephant's Child. “I'm going to the Limpopo River. I want to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner.”
“Good luck to you!” says his friends.
“Thank you!” he says happily.
He takes six bananas and some other fruits and starts walking...
(From The Elephant's Child)

big ears; a small nose; walk