How Elephants Lost Their Wings

India

A long time ago all the elephants had wings and were able to fly up in the sky. But something happened that caused them to lose their large wings ...

How Elephants Lost Their Wings
Book Cover of How Elephants Lost Their Wings
And he ran all the way up to the mountain!
The Story Garden:
And he ran all the way up to the mountain!
Courtesy of NParks
The Story Garden:
Courtesy of NParks
The Story Garden
Pointing to the baobab trees beyond
The Story Garden:
Pointing to the baobab trees beyond
Inside the spectacular Flower Dome
The Story Garden:
Inside the spectacular Flower Dome
Wild Dog, Monkey and Tortoise
The Story Garden:
Wild Dog, Monkey and Tortoise
What is the name of the Magic Tree?
The Story Garden:
What is the name of the Magic Tree?
The Competition of the Birds
The Story Garden:
The Competition of the Birds
And all the brids flew up, up, up into the sky!
The Story Garden:
And all the brids flew up, up, up into the sky!
Eagle was the last bird left up in the sky!
The Story Garden:
Eagle was the last bird left up in the sky!
Deep inside the hollow of the banyan tree there lived a snake ...
The Story Garden:
Deep inside the hollow of the banyan tree there lived a snake ...
Did you know that elephants once had wings and could fly?
The Story Garden:
Did you know that elephants once had wings and could fly?
Audio Clips:
Performed in:

{The Story Garden} Listen to a host of stories in the company of wise trees and be transported into another world!

References:

{How Elephants Lost Their Wings} Lesley Sims, Usborne Publishing Ltd, UK, 2007