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In the middle of a big city, 

there was a small zoo , and 

inside lived a baby elephant

Her name was Rosa. the 

zookeeper loved little Rosa very 

much and cared for her in every 

possible way.

Many visitors came to see Rosa

in fascination as she ate a dozen 

bananas in one go.

One day, after feeding Rosa, the keeper forgot 

to lock the door of her cage. 

Soon she was out of the zoo! First, she came 

across an ice cream vendor 

standing by the roadside. He saw Rosa and ran 

away. The curious little 

elephant stuck her trunk into the icebox. 

Something tasted so cold, sweet 

and delicious that she simply gulped it all 

down. 

Rosa kept moving about, her eyes searching 

for someone. Finally, inside a 

shop, she saw a herd of elephants on a 

television screen. “Friends!” she 

thought, and marched into the TV shop. 

Everybody inside the shop ran out, 

leaving her alone. Rosa tried talking to the 

elephants on the TV screen, but 

they didn’t reply. Confused and disappointed, 

she walked out.

Back on the street, she saw a coconut-

seller, selling coconuts. “Wow, I’ve 

found a ball! It’s play time now!” she 

cried and kicked a coconut high into 

the air. Rosa ran across the road, 

determined to get her coconut-ball. 

Cars 

screeched, buses honked, and drivers 

began to yell at each other. Rosa had 

created a traffic jam! The traffic police 

moved in to take control. The zoo was 

informed. 

Ignoring the commotion around her, Rosa 

simply ran into the park. She 

stopped in front of the little boy, who was 

smiling at her. He giggled and 

patted the elephant. Rosa trumpeted back with 

excitement at her newfound 

friend. By now, the zookeeper had reached the 

park. Seeing Rosa in the open 

space of the park, he understood that she 

would never be happy in a cage. 

The zoo transferred Rosa to a protected forest, 

away from the city, where 

many other elephants roamed freely. Rosa 

grew up very happily. Now, 

instead of watching Rosa behind bars in a 

cramped cage, visitors could see 

her among lots of trees, still gulping down 

dozens of bananas!

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