Once upon a time, there was a little elephant named Ellie. Ellie was known for being a bit clumsily and often stumbled over her big feet. Despite her clumsiness, Ellie loved to dance and twirl in the fields with the other animals.

One day, while Ellie was playing with her friends, she noticed a group of older elephants who were dancing in a very deliberate and graceful way. Ellie was entranced by their beauty and wanted to dance like that too.

She approached the older elephants and asked them how they learned to dance so elegantly. They told her that they learned the traditional elephant dance from their mothers and grandmothers and that it had been passed down from generation to generation.

Ellie was determined to learn the traditional dance and practiced every day. At first, she was still clumsily and often stumbled, but with time and patience, she finally got the hang of it.

On the next full moon, the elephants held a big dance party and Ellie was the star of the show. She danced with grace and poise, and all the other animals were entranced by her beauty.

From that day on, Ellie was no longer known as the clumsily elephant, but as the graceful dancer. And she continued to dance and twirl every chance she got, passing on the traditional dance to the next generation of elephants.

Reflections

1. Why did Ellie want to learn the traditional elephant dance?
2. How did Ellie feel about herself before she learned to dance gracefully?
3. How did Ellie feel about herself after she learned to dance gracefully?
4. Why was Ellie entranced by the older elephants' dance?
5. How did the other animals feel about Ellie's dancing?
6. What did Ellie do after she learned the traditional dance?
7. What did Ellie learn about herself through her journey to become a graceful dancer?