Elephant Saved – level 2

24-11-2020 07:00

An elephant was roaming in a forest around an Indian village for several days. One night, the animal fell into a farm well.

The farmer heard the animal cry in the night, so he called rescue services. The well was about 17 meters deep, and it was not easy to get the elephant out. Rescuers threw coconut tree leaves to the elephant to feed her.

Luckily, there was not much water in the well, but it was still necessary to pull the water out. When the water was out, a veterinarian made the animal fall asleep. Rescuers used trucks and cranes to pull the sleeping elephant out. It took almost 14 hours to rescue the animal.

When the elephant woke up, she seemed well, so rescuers released her into the forest.

Difficult words: roam (to travel around a place), well (a deep hole in the ground that people get water from), release (to let somebody go).

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