The Ant and the Elephant

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The Ant and the Elephant
Bill Peet

A fable about helping others. When an ant is stranded on an island and asks different animals for help, each one has an excuse as to why they can’t help the ant. Only the elephant helps him. Shortly after, the elephant falls into a ravine and a horde of ants comes to his rescue, showing it’s always worth helping others.

· · 1972

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Peet, Bill. The Ant and the Elephant. HMH Books for Young Readers, 1972. 48 pp., ISBN 9780590617253

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