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ELLA
 

 

"Ella was such an intelligent creature

She had learned every trick that her trainer could teach her.

The crowds which packed in to the big top each night

Applauded and cheered Ella's act with delight.

She took it all in with her great ears outspread

So it all went directly to Ella's big head.

She grew as conceited and spoiled as could be

Which caused Ella trouble as you will soon see."

ROUGH FROM ELLA
ROUGH DRAFT OF ELLA
         
Copyright 1964 by William B. Peet, Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston

Big GeorgeBarn

 
This story reveals my dad's love for circuses and Indiana farms. It features a vain, self-centered elephant that needs to be unspoiled. Ella learns to appreciate the circus after working on a farm. Originally the elephant was named Big George.
       
Big George
       

Elephants were probably my father's favorite animal. Three other stories featured elephants: Encore for Eleanor, The Ant and the Elephant, and his first book Hubert's Hair-raising Adventure. Bill Peet, Jr.

 
 
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