BR 2-10: How Elephants lost their Wings

This story is about flying elephants, two gods, houses, peacocks and banana trees.  Once upon a time, elephants could fly.  They flew high into the sky and down on the ground.  The gods sometimes flew on their backs.  They smashed trees, and they landed on houses and fell right through.  As a result, all the trees were broken and there were no houses left.  The gods invited the elephants to a grand feast.  The elephants ate, and when their tummies were full, they slept.  They never flew again.  Why were the elephants not able to fly?  

I borrowed this book because this book’s picture was very good.  I thought that the flying elephants are ferocious.  I think that the elephants should not have done anything bad.  I thought that the elephants did not receive an unpleasant act from the gods.  This story is very good, so I wanted to read this book again. 

 

Reference

Lesley Sims (2007).  The story of How Elephants lost their Wings.  London, England: Usborne.  

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