Long ago the elephant had a short nose.

One day, the elephant went to the river. He saw an object in the river and wondered what it was.

Suddenly, a crocodile came out of the river and grabbed his nose.

The elephant pulled and pulled but he could not free his nose.

The other animals came to help him.
They pulled so hard that the nose became long and stretched.

At last the crocodile let go.

Elephant looked at his long nose and felt sad.

After the incident, the elephant found his long nose useful in picking fruit from tall trees.