The silver line was right at the red arrow where it should be; so he galloped in to his mother's room.
"Oh, Mama! I'm not sick today!" he shouted, pulling her trunk to wake her up.
"Look at my fever, it's all gone!" and he showed her the thermometer.
Mother sat up in bed, rubbed her eyes and straightened her nightcap.
"Hand me my spectacles," she said.
So Little Elephant gave her her spectacles. She put them on and looked at the thermometer.
"Hmmmm! That's good," she said. "Now let me see your throat." Little Elephant opened his mouth very wide. "Say 'A-a-h-h!'" she told him.
"A-a-a-h-h-h-h-h!" said Little Elephant very loud.
But Mother remembered what had happened to the doctor's high silk hat, and grabbed her nightcap just in time.
"Yes, you can go out today," she said.
"Ye-e-e-y!" shouted Little Elephant and dashed out of the room.
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