III TUM TUM AND MAPPO 31

IV TUM TUM IN THE CIRCUS 42

V TUM TUM AND DON 49

VI TUM TUM AND THE WAGON 60

VII TUM TUM LOOKS FOR MAPPO 69

VIII TUM TUM AND THE FIRE 77

IX TUM TUM AND THE BALLOONS 89

X TUM TUM AND THE LEMONADE 97

XI TUM TUM AND THE TIGER 110

XII TUM TUM'S BRAVE DEED 117

ILLUSTRATIONS

Whooo-ish! went more water from Tum Tum's trunk
on the blazing peanut wagon and straw. _Frontispiece_

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Through the forest jungle rushed the elephants, trampling
down the trees and bushes 24

He fell down on his knees, while Mappo sailed through
the air 41

All this while Tum Tum was holding Don high in the
air in his trunk 60

The big hippopotamus wagon rolled out of the mud, and
on to the firm, hard road 84

Right out of the ground the big elephant pulled the tree 98

He stayed under the tree where the tiger was, for he
knew that soon the circus men would come to hunt for
Sharp Tooth 120

TUM TUM, THE JOLLY ELEPHANT

CHAPTER I

TUM TUM GOES SWIMMING

Tum Tum was a jolly elephant. I shall tell you that much at the start of
this story, so you will not have to be guessing as to who Tum Tum was.
Tum Tum was the jolliest elephant in the circus, but before that he was
the jolliest elephant in the woods or jungle.

In fact, Tum Tum was nearly always happy and jolly, and, though he had
many troubles, in all the adventures that happened to him, still, he
always tried to be good-natured over them.

So I am going to tell you all about Tum Tum, and the wonderful things
that happened to him.

Once upon a time Tum Tum was a baby elephant, and lived away off in a
far country called India, with many other elephants, little and big, in
the jungle.

The jungle is just another name for woods, or forest, only the jungle is
a very thick woods. The trees grow big and strong, and between them grow
strong vines so that it is hard for any living creature except an
elephant, or maybe a snake to push