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Title: The Story of a Stuffed Elephant

Author: Laura Lee Hope

Illustrator: Henry L. Smith

Release Date: October 1, 2006 [EBook #19425]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

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_MAKE BELIEVE STORIES_

(Trademark Registered)

THE STORY OF A

STUFFED ELEPHANT

BY

LAURA LEE HOPE

AUTHOR OF "THE STORY OF A SAWDUST DOLL," "THE STORY
OF A CHINA CAT," "THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES,"
"THE BUNNY BROWN SERIES," "THE SIX
LITTLE BUNKERS SERIES," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

HARRY L. SMITH

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

Copyright, 1922, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

The Story of a Stuffed Elephant

[Illustration: "Now Hold on Tightly," Said the Elephant.

_The Story of a Stuffed Elephant. Frontispiece_--(_Page_ 52)]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE 1

II THE MAN AND THE ELEPHANT 14

III UP IN THE ATTIC 28

IV CHRISTMAS FUN 41

V IN THE BARN 54

VI A DANGEROUS SLIDE 66

VII THE BIG DOG 77

VIII AN ELEPHANT JUDGE 87

IX OUT IN THE RAIN 102

X A VOYAGE HOME 110

THE STORY OF A

STUFFED ELEPHANT

CHAPTER I

THE ELEPHANT AND THE MOUSE

"Oh, how large he is!"

"Isn't he? And such wonderfully strong legs!"

"See his trunk, too! Isn't it cute! And he is well stuffed! This is
really one of the best toys that ever came into our shop, Geraldine;
don't you think so?"

"Yes, Angelina. I must call father to come and look at him. He will make
a lovely present for some boy or girl--I mean this Stuffed Elephant will
make a lovely present, not our father!" and Miss Angelina Mugg smiled at
her sister across the big packing box of Christmas toys they were
opening