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 catch cold. And Mother Elephant propped his clothes up on sticks around the fire to get dry.

While the fish was cooking they all sat down to the picnic. Father Elephant passed the fried chicken, and Mother Elephant dished up the salad. Little Elephant ate a great deal of everything, especially the stuffed eggs. But after he'd eaten ten Mother Elephant said he'd better stop. So then he started on the bowl of potato chips. Little Elephant loved potato chips. He picked them up in his trunk, very daintily, one by one.

Now Father Elephant said the fish was cooked, and gave everybody a piece. Grandpa mumbled "Mmmmm! Dee--licious!" And Father Elephant said he'd never tasted a better fish.

Mother Elephant was watching Little Elephant, who was gobbling. "Now do be careful of the bones," she warned. Just then Little Elephant snorted and his eyes went crisscross, for a large bone had stuck right in his throat.

"Quick!" cried Mother Elephant. "Little Elephant's choking!"

Father Elephant gave Little Elephant a thump on the back that sent the bone flying. Little Elephant gasped and then he was all right again.

After that everything went along nicely till suddenly the ants appeared and began to crawl over the