The elephant and the ant

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1. Just when it seemed he would be swept downstream and gone forever, the ant grabbed onto a snag and scrambled to safety.

2. The ant remained stranded wondering what he would do, ...

3. called the ant in his wee, small voice.

4. I've had my swim for today, and besides, if I went racing about helping everyone who was in trouble I'd have no time left to relax.

5. Then the turtle tottered on his way to ...

6. Suddenly he went toppling backward and landed upside down.

7. "Blast it all, " he muttered. "Dad blame it! " And he began thrashing out with his legs.

8. As he stretched his stringy neck looking about for help, the turtle spied a hornhill roosting on her nest high on a tree limb.

9. As she leaned down to say more, the hornbill tipped the nest and her one big egg rolled out to go tumbling all the way to the ground. Luckily it landed in a clump of fluff-twuff weeds without so much as a crack.

10. Still she kept on furiously thrashing the air until her wings worn to a frazzle.

11. a giraffe came striding along

12. He flopped down with such a whump! it upset a huge boulder which was all set to topple. 

13. With a furious roar he leaped to his feet, tugging frantically to free himself.

14. he went lumbering off the trees

15. "Out of my way, you stupid stump!" He snorted. And with a furious lunge he tried to knock over the stump. This drove the horn still deeper. Then with a mighty tug he tried pulling himself free, but the stump refused to let go. At last the rhino realized he was hopelessly stuck.

16. That would have been that if a jolly big somebody hadn't decided to take a stroll through the jungle that day.

17. Then without a word of thanks the old codger went tottering away down the bank to disappear in the river.

18. The elephant didn't suspect there was a deep ravine just ahead. It was too well hidden by scatter-flat ferns.

19. He waited for hours, staring up at the sky until it faded into evening and a deep stillness settled over the jungle.