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An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story

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Lizzie and Karl’s mother is a zoo keeper; the circle of relatives has change into attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who might be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don’t run wild must the zoo be hit by bombs. The circle of relatives persuades the zoo director to let Marlene stay in their garden as a substitute. When the city is bombed, the circle of relatives flees with thousands of others, but how can they walk the same route when they’ve an elephant in tow, and keep themselves protected? Along the way, they meet Peter, a Canadian navigator who risks his own capture to save the circle of relatives.

As Michael Morpurgo writes in an writer’s note, An Elephant in the Garden is inspired by historical truths, and by his admiration for elephants, “the noblest and wisest and most sensitive of all creatures.” Here’s a story that brings together an unlikely group of survivors whose faith in kindness and love proves the most productive weapon of all.

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