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The Flying Elephant

by Kuzhali Manickavel

Ages 4–810 min readCuriosity & WonderFree to read

Find out how a flying elephant changes the life of a poor farmer.

A wondrous Indian folk tale that sweeps a hardworking farmer, and the reader, up by an elephant's tail into a magical paradise.

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Questions to talk about together

What do you think the farmer felt when he saw an elephant flying into his field?
Why did the farmer grab the elephant's tail?
What do you imagine Indra's paradise looked like?

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