Elijah and the Elephant

By Sheila Riedl

Elijah and the Elephant is a dream I had one night. It was a fun movie my mind played as I was sleeping. When I woke up the next morning, I could not stop thinking about the dream. I had prayed the night before for God to give me a new project to work on. I decided writing this book must be the project. I began to write down as much of the dream as I could remember. When my kids asked me what I was doing, I told them. They asked me to tell them the story. They liked it and wanted me to finish the story. My husband and kids encouraged me to turn the story into a book to share with others. I hope others will enjoy this fun story. It is a story about a adventurous young girl, friendship, and helping others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9781469128771

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Copyright © 2011 by Sheila Riedl. 104227-RIED

ISBN:

Softcover 978-1-4653-5796-0

Ebook 978-1-4691-2877-1

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places

and incidents either are the product of the author’s

imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance

to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is

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Contents

CHAPTER 1:

MEETING A NEW FRIEND

CHAPTER 2:

FINDING A PLACE

CHAPTER 3:

THE NEXT DAY

CHAPTER 4:

SUMMER DAYS

CHAPTER 5:

TRIP TO THE JUNGLE

CHAPTER 6:

THE JUNGLE

CHAPTER 7:

THE GREAT IDEA

CHAPTER 8:

LEARNING NEW TRICKS

CHAPTER 9:

ELLE’S FIRST JOB

CHAPTER 10:

MORE WORK FOR ELLE

CHAPTER 11:

TELLING ELIJAH’S MOM

CHAPTER 12:

CAN ELLE STAY MOM, PLEASE?

Dedicated to my kids who

encouraged me every step of

the way: Allison &

Dustin Riedl

CHAPTER 1:

MEETING A NEW FRIEND

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Elijah and her three friends are playing in the run down playground. It is full of tall grass. The fence is broken and the equipment is rusty. The girls don’t mind. It is the only place they have to play outside. Today is the first day of school break.

Elijah is 10 years old. After her Dad died, her Mom had to start working a lot of hours to pay the bills. Since her Mom is always working, she never notices what Elijah is up to. They live in the poor part of a city in Africa. She is very friendly. She does what she wants and doesn’t care what others think