Once upon a time, there was a frog. And this frog was purple.
Kidding!! The fact that there is a purple frog is irrelevant. I just thought I’d tell you.
The actual story goes like this:
She hid in the corner, hugging her toy, knees drawn to her chest. Her parents had been fighting for hours, believing her to have already been asleep. She sniffed and pulled her special elephant closer, whispering in its ear, “take me away from here.” Soon her eyes became heavy, weighed down by her hopes and wishes. She began to drift and doze, now fast asleep in the corner.
A soft breeze, as gentle as a mother, brushed across her face, and she woke up to find, to her astonished surprise, a land unlike any other. And as she lay there, a gray blob began to approach her from a little ways away. But it was just her elephant! Her elephant scooped her up with his trunk and placed her on his back. Then he showed her his world.
She got to meet tiny elves and flower toads, midget bears and giant boads, even hollow tree slides and great swing vines. Her elephant took her on such grand adventures! Swimming in the Deep Shallows, Climbing the Twisty Trees, and Exploring the Sandy Castles. He even took her to the Great Palace where she met Empress Peacock, who ruled the land perfectly so that all her subjects were happy. The little girl was proud of her elephant, for he was the Grand adviser, who always had an answer and who was never wrong.
At the end of the day, when the whole kingdom was having a festival, the little girl leaned toward her friend’s ear, and whispered, “Thank you, my precious Elephant.”
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So, while this little girl’s parents tore each other apart and broke this little girl’s heart over and over; She remembered that she always had her Elephant.
And elephants never forget.
But they do forgive.
This was the most precious story ever! (Also the beginning part was hilarious.) The way this poor little girl could escape ,and how you tied in how the peacock made sure everyone was happy. It was just too much. I really felt it.
Madison, this is so wonderful!! The entire concept is just adorable and I really appreciate the way you conveyed the little girl’s innocence through her descriptions of the scenery and creatures in her imaginary world. I love the symbol of the elephant and those last two lines really resonated with me; amazing work!