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 Oliver said, "Here, Little Elephant, help me with these suitcases," and Little Elephant felt better.

Aunt Amy and Mother Elephant hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they locked their trunks together and went into the house, talking as fast as they could.

As soon as the suitcases were unpacked, Little Elephant put on a pair of red overalls that were just like Uncle Oliver's, only smaller. When he came downstairs Uncle Oliver took an old straw hat from the peg on the kitchen wall and stuck it on Little Elephant's head. Uncle Oliver said, "Now you look like a real farmer." And he laughed so hard he shook all over.

"I've planted a garden for you, Little Elephant," he said, "Come and see it."

In the garden were two rows of carrots, one row of beets, three rows of radishes, two rows of string beans, and four rows of onions, for Little Elephant just loved green onions. And it was all edged around with sunflowers. Little Elephant was pleased about his garden until Uncle Oliver said, "But you'll have to keep it weeded. You'd better start today."

Little Elephant looked down his trunk, and flapped his big ears. He was sure he wouldn't like weeding that garden.

"But it's fun," said Uncle Oliver. "See, you do it