Grandma Tildy finally agrees to take an unwanted elephant into her home, but soon regrets her decision.

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After seeing some children on their way to school, Elephant decides he wants to go to school too.

Upon completion of the Brooklyn Bridge, P.T. Barnum and his twenty- one elephants parade across to prove to everyone that the bridge is safe.