I'm tired! I'm not going to run any more!"
complained Gumble-umble. "I don't believe there is any danger, anyhow."

"Oh, but there must be," said Tum Tum, who, with Whoo-ee, was hurrying
along beside his play-fellow. "Otherwise they wouldn't make us go so
fast," and he pointed with his trunk to Mr. Boom, and some of the older
men elephants, who were leading the herd.

"Well, I'm not going to go so fast," said Gumble-umble. "I'm going to
stop and have a rest."

"No, you're not!" exclaimed his father, who came up behind Gumble-umble,
just then. "I'm sorry," the papa elephant said, "but you must keep on.
It would never do to stop now, or the hunters would get us. Here, I'll
push you along," and with his strong head, Gumble-umble's father shoved
his son along, whether Gumble-umble wanted to go or not.

Tum Tum needed no pushing. He was glad enough to hurry along as fast as
he could. So were the other small elephants, for they did not want to be
caught.

Then, after a while, Mr. Boom signaled that they were far enough off
now, and need not hurry any more. They were safe, at least for a time.

"And I'm glad of it!" exclaimed Gumble-umble. "I can't walk another
step," and he lay down to rest. All the elephants were tired, and
hungry. But they had come to a place where there was plenty of food and
water.

Soon they were eating, drinking and getting ready to spend the night in
the jungle, for it was now almost dark. Tum Tum found a nice cozy place
between his mother and father, and soon he was sound asleep.

For some time after this, the herd of elephants was kept on the move by
the hunters. Then, finally, the men with guns were left so far behind
that there was no more danger for them. Then all the elephants were
glad. They did not have to run through the jungle any more, and they had
time to eat and drink.

Tum Tum and his friends went in swimming many times, and Tum Tum grew so
fat and large and strong, that he was soon the largest of all the
children elephants in the herd. In fact, he was almost as large as his
father and mother, and of all the elephants he was the strongest, except
only Mr. Boom. No elephant was stronger or braver than Mr. Boom. That
was what made him the leader.

One day, when Tum Tum had grown to be a big, fine strong elephant,
though as jolly as ever, something happened to him. I shall tell you all
about it now.

The herd of elephants was in the forest as before. They were eating
away, whe