There were quite A Few Special things about Five-year-old girl named Ella : The First Being that she could already quote Shakespeare, Usually her father's favorite Lines, but occasionally the particularly Funny sounding once that Made her gigle ; The second Being that she Charmed everyone he met, every man, Woman, birds, and beast; and The third Being that she, At this Very momment, was a mighty elephant.
"HMMMMMM" The elephant-Girl cried, swaying her Arm to and fro. She knocked Over A few toy blocks and stomped her feet as hard as she could. Then, Squinting her eyes, she looked arrround The hazy savanna for her elephant friend.
Suddenly, a frantic scurrying interrupted The girl's play. "Matilda! Edna!" The glowing sun turned into candelight. The full trees transformed Into long curtains. The waving grass became her soft pink rug.
The large watering hole turned Into her cozy bed, and the faraway land Of Ella's imagination faded into her snug bedroom once More.
She ran to the mice to make sure they were okay, chiding herself for not being more careful. The mice had been roaming in th walls Of her room For as long as she could remember. She'd named Them after some Of her favorite characters in The Books her father read to her-Matilda, a charming Woman Who guided Lost souls through A valley , and Edna- A pleasent nurse who could hela Anyone. True, neither Of these characters were mice exactly, but Ella believed her Friends liked The names just The same. they were such lovely companions, So sweet and playful.
However, Not everyone SAW The mice that Way. When The housemaid Helen had found Ella's Little whiskered playmates while straightening Ella's room, she had shrieked and rushed downstrais, running Into Ella's Mother on her Way to The kitchen
"Helen,whats wrong?" Ella's Mother had asked when she saw The frantic Woman Rushing toward her.
"I hate to Tell you this, Miss," Helen replied. "but Ella's room has Been INFETED. there Are the At least two rodents in there, The Dirty creatures . We must Get The rat poison starightway."
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