Kari the Elephant

A boy and a drowning cowherd are being swept downstream when Kari’s trunk reaches for them like a lasso. The elephant is still a baby—but he may be their only hope.

In the Indian jungle, a nine-year-old boy is entrusted with raising Kari: bathing him in the river, finding him tender branches, and teaching him how to behave. But Kari is no tame bundle of good manners. He can disappear into the forest, steal bananas with a trunk like a snake, and astonish his keeper with courage when danger strikes. As he grows, his size and strong opinions make every day more complicated—and his young friend must learn that an elephant remembers both kindness and unfair treatment. How will the boy keep up with a companion growing more powerful and mischievous by the day?

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