THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG

 

”The dog and the elephant” is the story of the friendship of the elephant and the dog. The summary has the very beautiful chemistry of the elephant and the dog.

Both were initially uncharted to each other but then they somehow become friends. Thereafter they start spending time with each other.

But one day something unexpected happens with the elephant. And he becomes very sad. He used to be given very tasty meals by his boss, but after that incident, he abandons everything behind.

The elephant was deeply affected by the incident. Hence the people around him noticed and fixed the problem for him. Thereafter he again started living happily as he used to live.

THE ELEPHANT AND THE DOG STORY

 

There was an elephant, owned by a king. The elephant was so big and healthy. Thereby the king also would better understand that to keep the elephant satisfied, He had to procure enough meal for him.

Hence the king used to be given all kind of tasty and healthy meals every day.

There was a dog that also lived just on the other side of the elephant’s boundary. the dog was very thin and unhealthy.  The dog would everyday sneak with hunger whenever the elephant would be served a meal.

One day the dog gets inside the boundary. Although the elephant was not aware of it. The dog keeps eating the tasty items, which the elephant had left.

One day the elephant also notices him eating the items he was served. But it did not bother the elephant, instead, he even started playing with the dog.

Soon they became very good friends and thereby would play every day together. The elephant would share his lunch, dinner and breakfast with the dog.

 

THE SEPARATION

 

One day a person noticed the dog playing with the elephant. He wanted to buy this dog. Hereby he buys it from one of the servants of the king.

The king on the other side was not aware of this all. The servant even warns the buyer to not tell about this deal to the king.

Thereafter from the very next day, the elephant starts avoiding eating and playing. The elephant was missing his friend immensely. The caretaker of the elephant was concerned about the elephant’s health.

Because he better knew that if the elephant gets sick then the king will punish him. But he had no option other than to inform the king about the elephant’s miserable condition.

The caretaker informs the king about it but also hides the veracity that he had lost his friend. And that also could have been a reason.

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THE DOG COMES BACK

 

The king did not want to lose his lovely elephant. Thereby he interrogated the caretaker strictly about the elephant. The king also called a wise man to solve the problem.

The wise man noticed the behaviour of the elephant and came up with the actual problem. wise man declared the elephant, sad. He speculates that he must have lost something very close to him.

Hence when the wise man emphasizes it. The caretaker himself ends up saying about the sweet relationship between the dog and the elephant.

The wise man suggests the king proclaim in the village that whoever has the dog must have to return or else will have to incur some serious repercussions.

Thereby just the next day the man having the dog comes to the king to return it. The dog is left with the elephant and again the elephant and the dog starts enjoying themselves together as good friends.

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THE MORAL OF THE STORY

The elephant and the dog is a moral story for children.  This summary illuminates that it’s impossible to separate true friends. It also consists of few more life lessons such as.

(1) DO NOT HESITATE TO HELP OTHERS IN ANY FORM.

(2)  ITS A GOOD HABIT TO BEFRIENDING WITH STRANGERS.