"Bless his little heart," she said and tiptoed out of the room.
When Little Elephant woke up he heard his playmates outdoors shouting, "Hey, Little Elephant! Come on out and play."
"Y-e-e-y! School's over!" cried Little Elephant. And he bounced out of bed and ran to the window.
But just then Mother Elephant opened the door and said, "You naughty Little Elephant! Get back into bed this minute. Don't you know you have a cold and mustn't get in a draught?"
But Little Elephant said, "Honesd, Mama! I habed' god a gold any more. I feel fi'd. I wand do go oud and roller-skade."
Then Mother Elephant was very severe and shook her trunk at Little Elephant. "If you don't behave yourself I'll have to give you another dose of this castor oil." And she picked up the big bottle beside his bed.
But Little Elephant jumped into bed so fast that his mother didn't have to give it to him after all.
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