The Elephant Boy©

Words to Know:

monsoon – a rainy season with winds. During the monsoon the children had to play inside most of the time.

Introduction:

This story is about a boy and his elephant and how they helped to save his village.

Read Story Aloud:

Discussion:

What was it that saved the village from being destroyed?

(Though Big Kim, the elephant, was a big help, it was Kaboo’s idea that saved the village.)

What is an idea?

What idea do you think would be helpful to the world?

Enrichment: (Optional)

Ask the student to use his or her imagination to draw a picture of what Big Kim must have looked like.

Character Traits:

Wisdom, Creativity: (The mind is a wonderful thing to use and a terrible thing to waste.)