The White Elephant single work   drama   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The White Elephant
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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).

Notes

  • 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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    India,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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