Eli Elephant and the Chocolate Mountain Mystery

Joan E. Frances

Description

Eli Elmar Elephant has made a discovery from a long time ago. He must solve two mysteries before he and his two friends, Parnell Parrot and Mrs. McGooney, go on an adventure that will change their lives.

Sujets

• Elephants
• Juvenilee Fiction
• Animals

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 19 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669825647
• Langue: English

Extrait

Copyright © 2022 by Joan E. Frances. 832244
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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 entirely coincidental.
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ISBN: Softcover 978-1-6698-2565-4
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022909153
Rev. date: 05/18/2022




Dedication Page
To my family, my husband Daniel who was supportive of my efforts. To my son, Peter who was my editor and my other son, Gregory who was the catalyst in rekindling my love for writing.




T oday was the last day the Tingling Brothers Circus would be in town. It was also the last performance for Eli Elmar Elephant and his best friend, Parnell Parrot. They both decided they would like to move to a nice, quiet town, where they would spend their retirement. Eli wanted to open a car-towing service, and Parnell planned to have his own room filled with the books he loved so much, where he could do research.
Eli had just finished lining up all the animal cages so the circus could leave the next morning for their campgrounds. Eli said to himself, “That was hard work, and now I am tired and hungry.” He smiled, remembering he had put a chocolate bar in his jeans pocket. He walked over to his favorite tree and leaned against the trunk. Then he pulled the candy bar from his pocket, tore open the wrapping, and got ready to pop the bar into his mouth, thinking about its sweet goodness.
Suddenly, he heard Parnell’s voice coming from overhead. Parnell was shouting, “Shame on you, Eli, sneaking off to eat yet another candy bar. You had two already today, and you know that too much chocolate is not good for you.”
Eli was so surprised to hear Parnell that the candy bar fell from his trunk . The bar landed in front of him and lay at his feet, melting into a bubbly heap.
Eli and Parnell were very close friends. They had performed their circus act together for more than twenty years, and never once did they have an argument.
Now Eli looked up and groaned. He thought, I know Parnell comes here to read, and now that he’s found I have a chocolate bar, he will scold and scold . Eli was not wrong.
Parnell asked, “How many chocolate bars have you had starting yesterday?”
Eli’s head drooped. He answered, “I think fourteen, including today’s.”