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The elephant’s actions—yawning, burping, eating sandwiches, knocking over swings—reveal the gap between what Lindi sees and what others accept. After school, Lindi searches, goes home lonely, then waits outside, turning the tale into a quiet reflection on belief and belonging.","The elephant in the room  \nIllustrated by Michael Tymbios Written by Sam Wilson  \nDesigned by Thomas Pepler and Arthur Attwell  \nEnglish Story Book  \nThe elephant in the room  \nIllustrated by Michael Tymbios Written by Sam Wilson Designed by Thomas Pepler and Arthur Attwell Book Dash  \nEnglish  \nThe Elephant in the Room Illustrated by Michael Tymbios Written by Sam Wilson  \nDesigned by Thomas Pepler and Arthur Attwell  \nwith the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 28 June 2014.  \nCopyright © 2014, Book Dash  \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.  \nOne morning, Lindi found an elephant in her room .  \n“Look!” she called.“There’s an elephant in my room!”  \n“No there isn’t,” her mother called back.“Elephants don’t live in houses .  \nEverybody knows that.”The elephant yawned.  \nAt breakfast, Lindi’s dad asked her to pass the milk.  \n“I can’t,” said Lindi.“The elephant drank it all.”  \n“There isn’t an elephant,” said her dad.“Elephants don’t live in the city.  \nEverybody knows that.”The elephant burped.  \nAt school, the teacher grumbled,“What’s wrong with this chalkboard? It’s all wrinkly!”  \n“That’s not the chalkboard. That’s my elephant!” said Lindi.  \n“There are no elephants at school,” said the teacher.“Everybody knows that.”The elephant ate the teacher’s sandwiches .  \nAt break-time, the elephant followed Lindi to the playground.  \nHe knocked over the swings by mistake.“Go away!” said Lindi.“You’re not real and you shouldn’t be here! 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