Soccer

Asher's elephant was excited to go to a soccer game.  It sounded very exciting, but Asher's elephant didn't know if he would be a good soccer player or not.  He started thinking about what would be his best sport.  He didn't think he would be good at basketball because he couldn't dribble well.  He didn't think he would be a good swimmer because if he jumped into a pool he might slosh all the water out!  He didn't think he would be a good bicyclist because his weight might pop the tires!  He didn't think he would be a good gymnast because he couldn't grab hold of the rings. He might be a good baseball player because he could swing the bat with his trunk.  For that matter, he might be good at tennis too.  Asher's elephant thought he would be good at bowling because he could roll the ball hard.  Hockey might be difficult because he can't fit into ice skates.  As Asher's elephant considered it, he might be a great soccer goalie. With four legs and a huge body, Asher's elephant could easily block the goals.  And when he had the soccer ball wrapped in his trunk he could throw it very far.  Asher's elephant would be a good soccer player.

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Something New

Asher's elephant heard Asher's father talking about something he saw on his morning walk with the dog. Asher's father said it was an animal that he had not seen before on his walks.  Asher asked him what it was. Asher's father said, you'll have to guess what it was I saw.  Asher's elephant was excited to try to guess too. Asher's father began, it was orange and white.  A cat, cried Asher; a chicken, thought Asher's elephant. No, but it had long pointy ears.  A dog, cried Asher; a mule, thought Asher's elephant. No, but it runs like a dog.  A wolf, cried Asher; a coyote, thought Asher's elephant. No, but it had a bushy tail.  A squirrel, cried Asher; a raccoon, thought Asher's elephant. No, it was a fox, said Asher's dad.  A fox, cried Asher; a fox, thought Asher's elephant. What is a fox, asked Asher.  I have never seen a fox before, thought Asher's elephant. A fox is an animal like a dog, but instead of living with people, foxes live in the woods and fields. Do foxes have houses asked Asher.  They have holes called dens that they go into said Asher's dad. What do they eat asked Asher.  They eat bugs, worms, fruit, and birds said Asher's dad. Bugs and worms, cried Asher, ewww, gross!  Asher's elephant thought bugs and worms would be gross to eat. Asher's elephant wondered if he could live in a den one day. It would have to be a big hole he thought. Asher's elephant thought that if he did have a den he would make sure it had a nice window and a cozy fireplace. And Asher's elephant would have all his friends over to visit his den. But if he was going to have his friends over, his den would have to be a really, really big hole.

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Brushing Teeth

On one recent cool spring evening Asher's elephant heard Asher's mom tell Asher he had to brush his teeth. Asher's elephant remembered that he needed to brush his teeth too; in fact he had not brushed them in a while! Oh my, cried Asher's elephant,  I have to brush my teeth or they will turn purple and fall out! Asher's elephant sat for a moment and thought of where his toothbrush was; then remembered it was behind his ear. He reached up and pulled a huge orange toothbrush from behind his left ear. Next Asher's elephant went over to his bucket and dipped his toothbrush in water and then squeezed toothpaste on it. Now Asher's elephant tried to pick up his toothbrush with his feet and realized he couldn't grab it. Asher's elephant thought, how will I brush my teeth if I can't pick-up my toothbrush with my feet? If I don't brush my teeth they will turn purple and fall out! Asher's elephant was growing sad. Suddenly Asher's elephant remembered he could use his trunk, so he picked up his toothbrush and was happy. Asher's elephant opened his mouth wide and he brushed all his top teeth, and brushed all his bottom teeth. He brushed them on the inside and he brushed them on the outside.  He brushed his tongue and he brushed his gums. Then he put down his toothbrush and took in a huge slurp of water, so much water that his cheeks puffed out. Then Asher's elephant gargled, and he gargled, and he gargled; gargle, gargle, gargle, SPIT!

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Sam's House

One day Asher's elephant heard that one of his neighborhood friends, Sam skunk, was locked out of his home. Asher's elephant did not want to be locked out of his home, so he asked Sam how he got locked out.  Sam skunk told Asher's elephant that he had been out and when he came back there was as a board over his hole. Sam skunk told Asher's elephant that the board that blocked his door had been covered with bricks. Asher's elephant felt sorry for Sam skunk and he wondered who had blocked and locked Sam skunk out of his home. Sure, Sam skunk was stinky, but he was the only skunk in town that Asher's elephant knew. Asher's elephant asked Sam skunk where he was going to live if he could not get back in his home. Sam skunk said he did not know, so they sat and thought about places Sam skunk could live. They thought of the bushes by Billy badger's house and the log by Laurie lizard's house, but neither seemed a fit. Then Asher's elephant remembered the shrub by the stream, which was not far from Sam skunk's house. The shrub had leaves all year round, was hollow on the inside, and no one lived in it. The shrub will be perfect, said Sam skunk, there is fresh water in the stream and even a trashcan near by. Asher's elephant was happy that Sam skunk had a home again and he looked forward to sitting by the stream one day.

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Eggs

Asher's elephant heard Asher and his sister talking about the most interesting thing: a rabbit that hides eggs. They said that the rabbit sneaks around your house and hides eggs, colorful eggs all around in the yard. Asher's elephant starting thinking about where he would hide his eggs and what colors the eggs would be. First he thought about hiding the eggs in the monkey grass, but he wasn't sure if that would be a good spot. Then he thought about hiding them in the azalea bushes, but he thought he might not find them again. Next he thought about hiding them in the branches of a tall, tall tree, but he worried he might not reach them again. Finally he realized the perfect hiding place, he would put his eggs in the elephant grass. But what color should his eggs be? Asher's elephant wondered to himself. He liked purple, but he liked yellow too.  Then there was green, and he could not forget blue. Picking one color was too much to decide, and Asher's elephant wondered if his eggs could have more than one color. He decided that he probably could because they were his imaginary eggs anyway. So his eggs would be green and blue and purple and yellow and they would sit together in the elephant grass. Asher's elephant did not know where he would get his eggs from, but when he did he knew exactly where to hide them.

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Strange Sounds

Asher's elephant heard the strangest sounds, sounds he had never heard before, strange and wild sounds all around. He tried to hear each sound but there were so many, so he opened and closed his big ears one at a time. First he heard a whistling, then he heard a hissing, then he heard a roaring, and then he heard a snoring.
He thought about the whistling, how it whistled short, short, long, short, short, long. It was nice whistling. Asher's elephant thought about the hissing, how it hisssssed here and it hissssed there. It was splendid hissssing. Then Asher's elephant thought about the roaring, a running and leaping sort of roaring. It was playful roaring. Then he thought about the snoring, a hazy and a lazy kind of snoring. It was afternoon-napping kind of snoring. Then Asher's elephant heard a trumpeting, a whaaow and a waaah, just the sort of noise Asher's elephant made. And he wondered if it was his trumpeting he was hearing or someone else's; it didn't sound like his, but it did too. So he clenched up his trunk, he closed his mouth, he held his breath and he listened, he listened very carefully. He heard the whistling, and he heard the hissing. He heard the roaring, and he heard the snoring. And then Asher's elephant heard the trumpeting, and he knew it was not his, and so he breathed a deep breath. He was happy that he had not lost his trumpeting, and Asher's elephant was amazed by all the strange and wild sounds.

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Camping

Asher's elephant had the most amazing dream he had ever had before: he dreamed he went camping. Asher's elephant's campsite included a big, big tent, big enough for Asher's elephant and all of his friends. The tent had big, beautiful, colorful rugs and carpets that covered the entire floor of the tent. Screens in the tent let in cool breezes that kept the tent comfortable year round. Asher's elephant's tent had huge pillows scattered around, and Asher's elephant would roll around on them. The tent also had large scratching posts the size of trees, and Asher's elephant would rub his back against them. There was a big pool in the tent that had cool water to drink anytime Asher's elephant was thirsty. Asher's elephant especially loved the sprawling piles of straw and overflowing buckets of peanuts to eat. At night, after Asher's elephant had eaten all the straw and peanuts he could eat, he would lay down on his pillows. And he would look up at the screens in the top of his tent, peering out at the stars, the millions and millions of stars. Asher's elephant loved dreaming about his tent!

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Spring

Asher's elephant heard Asher's sister talking about Spring: she said it was sunny, warm, buzzing, and green.   Asher's elephant had never seen Spring before and he wondered why it was buzzing and green.  Spreading his big ears wide, he listened carefully to see if he could hear the buzzing. No matter how wide he spread his big ears, he could not hear any buzzing, and it was so puzzling. So Asher's elephant squinted his eyes and he peered as far as he could see, but he did not see green. The next day Asher's elephant smelled the sweetest and most beautiful smell.  He stretched out his trunk as far as he could and he breathed in deeply, hoping he could grab the sweetness. No matter how deeply he breathed, he could not reach whatever it was that smelled so sweet. The next day Asher's elephant did not smell the great smell again, but he felt warm just thinking about it. Asher's elephant awoke the next day to buzzing, a lazy buzzing that went this way and that, back and forth. He spread out his ears and stretched out his trunk and sniffed, finding the same sweet smell.  Asher's elephant could not see anything green, but he thought that whatever was buzzing and sweet must be green too. Asher's elephant thought Spring was sunny and warm and buzzing and green, and also sweet.

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