The Story of a Stuffed Elephant

The Story of a Stuffed Elephant

CHAPTER I

THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE

"Oh, how large he is!"

"Isn't he? And such wonderfully strong legs!"

"See his trunk, too! Isn't it cute! And he is well stuffed! This is

really one of the best toys that ever came into our shop, Geraldine;

don't you think so?"

"Yes, Angelina. I must call father to come and look at him. He will make

a lovely present for some boy or girl--I mean this Stuffed Elephant will

make a lovely present, not our father!" and Miss Angelina Mugg smiled at

her sister across the big packing box of Christmas toys they were

opening in their father's store.

"Oh, no! Of course we wouldn't want father to be given away as a toy!"

laughed Geraldine. "But this Stuffed Elephant--oh, I just love him!"

Miss Geraldine Mugg caught up the rather large toy animal and hugged it

tightly in her arms.

"Be careful!" called her sister. "You may break him!"

"Oh, he's just a Stuffed Elephant!" laughed Geraldine. "I mean he hasn't

any works inside him to wind up. He's just full of cotton! But I am

beginning to like him more than I care for some of the toys that do wind

up. I almost wish I were small again, so I could have this Elephant for

myself!"