An ant is stranded on an island; since he can't swim, the ant asks a turtle for help. The turtle selfishly refuses (because he's already had his swim for the day); shortly thereafter, he falls on his back and can't right himself. So he asks a hornbill for help; she selfishly refuses ("This will teach you not to be so clumsy," she says), and then her egg falls out of its nest. It's too heavy for her to carry, so she asks a giraffe for help, but the giraffe is too proud to assist her. Then the giraffe's legs get hopelessly ensnarled in some vines; he asks a lion for help, but the lion just laughs and strolls on. Then a boulder rolls onto the lion's tail, trapping him. He asks a rhino for help, but when he can't think of any way to return the favor, the rhino strolls on...until he gets his horn embedded in a stump. Then an elephant notices and helps each of the animals in turn, starting with the ant - the only one who bothers to thank the elephant. Shortly after the elephant has assisted everyone, he himself falls into a ravine. When he can't get out, the elephant resigns himself to his plight. Then a horde of ants - led by the one he assisted previously - carry him from the ravine. He, in turn, gives them a ride home on his back.
Musicaledit
The Ant and the Elephant was adapted into an on-stage family musical.[3] The play was adapted by the creators of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley.
Receptionedit
Book
A review by Elephanteria Library Books About Elephants includes, "Good illustrations; look like pencil and/or pastel work. Lesson in helping and showing gratitude. Recommended for early readers and younger".[4] On Goodreads, it received a score of 4.13 (out of 5) based on 516 ratings and 43 reviews.[5]
elephant, children, picture, book, written, illustrated, bill, peet, adapted, into, family, musical, stage, published, books, young, readers, 1972, based, aesop, fable, entitled, dove, front, cover, designed, bill, peetauthorbill, peetillustratorbill, peetcove. The Ant and the Elephant is a children s picture book written and illustrated by Bill Peet and was adapted into a family musical for the stage 1 2 Published by HMH Books for Young Readers in 1972 it is based on the Aesop Fable entitled The Dove and the Ant The Ant and the ElephantFront cover designed by Bill PeetAuthorBill PeetIllustratorBill PeetCover artistBilliam PeetCountryUSALanguageEnglishSeriesNoneSubjectfriendship helping othersGenrechildren s literature picture bookSet inJunglePublisherHMH Books for Young ReadersPublication dateFebruary 19 1972Pages48ISBN0 395 16963 1LC Class74 179918Based on the Aesop Fable The Dove and the Ant Children s literature portal Contents 1 Plot 2 Musical 3 Reception 4 ReferencesPlot editAn ant is stranded on an island since he can t swim the ant asks a turtle for help The turtle selfishly refuses because he s already had his swim for the day shortly thereafter he falls on his back and can t right himself So he asks a hornbill for help she selfishly refuses This will teach you not to be so clumsy she says and then her egg falls out of its nest It s too heavy for her to carry so she asks a giraffe for help but the giraffe is too proud to assist her Then the giraffe s legs get hopelessly ensnarled in some vines he asks a lion for help but the lion just laughs and strolls on Then a boulder rolls onto the lion s tail trapping him He asks a rhino for help but when he can t think of any way to return the favor the rhino strolls on until he gets his horn embedded in a stump Then an elephant notices and helps each of the animals in turn starting with the ant the only one who bothers to thank the elephant Shortly after the elephant has assisted everyone he himself falls into a ravine When he can t get out the elephant resigns himself to his plight Then a horde of ants led by the one he assisted previously carry him from the ravine He in turn gives them a ride home on his back Musical editThe Ant and the Elephant was adapted into an on stage family musical 3 The play was adapted by the creators of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Reception editBook A review by Elephanteria Library Books About Elephants includes Good illustrations look like pencil and or pastel work Lesson in helping and showing gratitude Recommended for early readers and younger 4 On Goodreads it received a score of 4 13 out of 5 based on 516 ratings and 43 reviews 5 Musical Texas A amp M s MSC Opas said that the play has a catchy score by the Tony Award winning team of The Drowsy Chaperone 6 References edit broadwaycenter org permanent dead link The Ant and the Elephant stage show Retrieved 11 06 2008 itramuciscaltheatricals com The Ant and the Elephant as a touring stage show Retrieved 11 06 2008 Work Light Productions Archived 2008 03 22 at the Wayback Machine Elephanteria Library Book The Ant and the Elephant 2003 04 20 Archived from the original on 2003 04 20 The Ant and the Elephant Goodreads Retrieved 16 January 2017 MSC Opas Archived 2008 09 07 at the Wayback Machine nbsp This article about a picture book is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This musical theatre related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Ant and the Elephant amp oldid 1175719872, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
