Accident of a baby elephant – level 1

28-01-2015 15:00

This news is from China. It is about a baby elephant. It falls into a pit.

People see the animal. It tries to get out but it cannot. People call the police. The police come and help the elephant. They move some earth at one side of the pit. This makes the pit lower at this side. It is easier for the elephant to get out now.

After an hour, the elephant gets free. It runs into the forest.

Difficult words: pit (a space in the ground), earth (dirt), low (not high).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

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