Rare edition with unique illustrations.
The story is set in Africa, when the world was new and elephants did no.
This is an adaptation of a famous Rudyard Kipling story, which explains how the elephant got its trunk.
He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children\'s books are classics of children\'s literature.
His language is rich, inventive, and sonorous.
Kipling wrote some of the best animal stories for children, including his Jungle Books and Just So stories.
Rare edition with unique illustrations