The Flying Elephant

Mum went shopping. She took the children.

The children looked up. There was an elephant on the roof（屋頂）. The elephant looked funny. The elephant was fat.

The children laughed. \"Look at that fat elephant，\" they said. \"An elephant？\" said Mum. \"Don't be silly（傻的）.\"

There was a storm（暴風雨）. The wind blew（刮）. It rained and rained.

It was a bad storm. The wind was strong. It blew the elephant away.

The children went to school. The elephant was on the playground. The children laughed.

The children told Mrs May， \"Look at that fat elephant.\" \"An elephant？\" said Mrs May. \"Don't be silly.\"

The children liked the fat elephant. They wanted it to stay. \"Sorry，\" said the man. \"We want it back.\"

\"Look at the fat elephant，\" said the girl. \"It's a flat（扁平的） elephant now.\"

（本故事選自《牛津閱讀樹》）