Ellie Learns to Be Gentle

Ellie the Elephant Remembers to Be Gentle --- Ellie the young

elephant loved splashing in the river and playing with her friends, but sometimes she

forgot how strong she was. One sunny afternoon, she joined a group of tiny meerkats

building a sand house. Excited, Ellie hurried over, accidentally knocking

part of the structure down with her big foot. The meerkats looked upset,

and Ellie felt her heart sink. Instead of walking away, she knelt down gently,

used her trunk carefully, and helped rebuild the little house even better than before.

When the meerkats cheered and hugged her trunk, Ellie smiled proudly, realizing that true