Elephant by one large ear and led him back into his room.
There she plumped him into bed and pulled the big downy comforter up around his neck so that only his trunk was sticking out. Then she disappeared from the room. When she came back she had a bottle and a big spoon in her hand. Little Elephant didn't like the looks of the stuff she began to pour into the spoon.
"Nice castor oil," said Mother. And before he knew what had happened she had taken a firm hold on the tender end of his trunk and was pouring the oily stuff down his throat.
"Ulp, ulp, ulp!" Then it was over.
"We must put some drops in your nose, too," she said, taking another bottle from her pocket. "Now lie down on your back and hold your trunk up nice and straight."
"Will they hurt?" asked Little Elephant.
"They'll make your head feel all nice and clear so you can breathe better," she told him.
So Little Elephant held his trunk straight up
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