"I should like to ride on the Elephant's back," went on the Clown. "All
my life I have wanted a ride on an elephant's back, and I never yet had
the chance."
"You shall have it now," replied the kind Elephant. "I'll come over and
get you. Can you climb up? I'm pretty tall, you see."
"I'll stand on top of this toy trolley car," said the Clown.
One of Archie's presents was a toy trolley car, and by jumping up on
this the Clown managed to reach the Elephant's back.
"Now hold on tightly, and you won't fall," said the Elephant. "If I had
thought, I could have lifted you up in my trunk, as I did the Rolling
Mouse. But I'll lift you down again. Sit tight now."
So the Clown sat tight, and the Elephant walked around the room with
him, giving the gay fellow a fine ride. The Sawdust Doll was just making
up her mind that she would be brave enough to get on the Elephant's
back, when, all at once, the Nodding Donkey cried:
"Quick! Quiet every one! The children are coming back!"
"Oh, let me get off your back!" whispered the Clown to the Elephant.
"They must never see me up here. It isn't allowed!"
But he was too late! Before he could slide off the Stuffed Elephant,
Archie, Elsie and the other children came running into the room!
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" they cried, as they saw the Calico Clown on the back of
the Stuffed Elephant.
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