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Though the villagers stay at a safe distance from the bird and fear its claws, Munia learns he is a shy herbivore that cannot fly and simply eats leaves and rests in the wild. Rejected by children, Munia finds hope and connection when the bird’s teasing ends in laughter rather than harm.","The Elephant Bird  \nAuthor: Arefa Tehsin Illustrators: Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja  \nEnglish Story Book  \nThe Elephant Bird  \nAuthor: Arefa Tehsin Illustrators: Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja Reformatted for Bloom By: Cara Ediger  \nEnglish  \nThe Elephant Bird Author: Arefa Tehsin  \nIllustrators: Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja  \nCopyright © 2014, Pratham Books  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nMunia knew that the giant, one-feathered elephant bird had not swallowed the horse. Yes, he was big enough to swallow a horse, but that didn't mean he had! The village of Adhania had only one horse-cart pulled by the two horses Vayu and Drut. And Vayu had gone missing near the lake in the jungle where the bird lived.  \nThe villagers had known about the elephant bird for generations.  \nHe was the last of his race, which was considered extinct for hundreds of years. The world did not know that the living relic of that race, who had lost all his feathers but  \none, still roamed the jungles of Adhania.  \nThe bird and the villagers kept a safe distance from each other. But not Munia. Although she walked with a limp, she was brave of heart.  \nShe often slipped into the jungle to watch the elephant bird.  \nThe elephant bird came near the lake in the daytime to bask in the sun or play in the lake alone splashing water.  \nSometimes he sat half-submerged in water. At other times there was no trace of him.  \nPerhaps he just rested in some corner of the dense jungle. He stood as tall as a tree. He hada long strong neck, huge legs with claws and a heavy spear-like head.  \nHis long talons and nails looked scary.  \nBut Munia soon realised he was a shy herbivorous bird.  \nHe just munched on leaves by the lakeside. Munia felt she had something in common with him. The elephant bird could not fly and Munia could not run!  \nOther village children mocked her limp and did not include her in their games. That was why she liked staying alone.  \nEvery morning Munia helped fetch three pitchers of water from the village well, and collected wood so that Amma could light the stove. And then she would be out for a longtime. Amma believed she went out to play with the kids. Little did she know that Munia went into the jungle to the lake where the elephant bird lived.  \nOne day, gathering courage, Munia stepped in the open near the lake. Without turning his head the elephant bird rolled his eyes towards Munia and then closed them, uninterested by her advance.  \nGetting no more attention than the flies buzzing over his head, Munia stomped her feet. Suddenly the elephant  \nbird lifted one of his claws. Munia cried and fell headlong into the shallow waters of the lake. She came out drenched to see him shaking all over. He was laughing!","cbCaihu7aqngCYPy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihu7aqngCYPy","pdf",107348025,25,"English","en",105,"# Story Overview\n## Munia’s Secret Visits\n## The Villagers’ Fear and Distance\n## Learning the Elephant Bird’s Nature\n## A Surprising Moment at the Lake","[{\"question\":\"Why does Munia visit the elephant bird near the lake?\",\"answer\":\"Munia goes into the jungle to watch the bird. 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