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 other people's children!" But she smiled as she went out and closed the door.

The summer passed and Little Elephant learned many things about a farm. He took good care of his garden, and pulled up just the weeds. So the vegetables grew big and juicy. The only sad thing was that he didn't have any onions.

All too soon Mother Elephant said they must be going home. It was time for school to begin. Little Elephant didn't want to go back to the city. He felt very sad as he watched Mother Elephant packing up all his nice overalls. He'd had such fun wearing overalls and going barefoot. Uncle Oliver hung up the big straw hat on a peg in the kitchen. "It will be here when you come again," he said.

Then Mother Elephant climbed into the back seat of the old car. Uncle Oliver tied on the suitcases and handed Mother Elephant a big basket full of the last vegetables from Little Elephant's garden. On the top was a tree-mendous bunch of green onions from Uncle Oliver's garden.

He cranked the engine, "Gr-rr-rr, grr-rr-rr! Chunkety-chunkety-chunk!" Little Elephant hopped into the front seat and away they chugged. Aunt Amy stood on the porch waving her handkerchief and calling "Good-by, good-by! Come again next year."