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elephants play that he forgot to keep himself hidden. One of the
mother elephants saw Mouse. She reared up on her back legs and lifted

her trunk in a mighty trumpeting roar. The babies ran to their mothers,
and the elephants began to run. Dust was thick in the air as they ran,

and the ground shook.

“Oh no!” thought Mouse. “I have scared them all away! They may
never come back!” And he ran to find his friend, Lion.

“Lion, Lion!” Mouse cried. “I have scared the elephants, and they

are running away. What can I do?”

Lion lowered his huge head and told Mouse to hop up. Mouse
hopped up and then held on for dear life. Mouse told Lion which way to

go, and Lion ran fast. First, Lion saw the dust in the air. Then he saw the
elephants running. He circled around them, far to their right. He passed

them, and kept running ahead of them. He jumped up on a big rock and
turned to face the elephants as they ran toward him. Then he roared.

It was a mighty roar. It was louder even that the mother elephant’s

roar. It shook the ground. Mouse hung on for dear life, and squeaked.
He hid in Lion’s fur. The elephants slowed down, and then they

stopped. They stopped right in front of Lion.

“Elephants!” Lion shouted. “There is no danger! You have my word.
Go back to your home.”

Slowly, the elephants began to turn around. They headed back to
their home.

Lion lay down on the rock and stretched himself out. It was hot, and

he was tired. Mouse hopped down and sat beside him.

“For such a little mouse,” Lion said, “you certainly caused a big
problem.”

Now let’s think about the story elements.

Characters: List down all the Characters in the story and also say who is this
story mostly about?