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‘A woman, sworn to secrecy about her husband’s visits to heaven—holding the tail of a magical white elephant—tells her neighbour and, when the story spreads, everyone tries to join in on the trip to heaven’ (Source: introduction).
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First published in Orbit : School Magazine.
Affiliation Notes
This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is based on an Indian folktale.
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yThe White Elephant : Drama Based on Asian Folk TalesEdel Wignell,
Albert Park:Teaching Solutions,2009Z18816612009selected work drama children's A selection of children's plays, for acting or radio, each based on an Asian folk tale.Albert Park:Teaching Solutions,2009