There was once a cute and playful baby elephant who lived in the forest. However, the baby elephant had the bad habit of being very lazy. He only got out of bed at noon each day, and no matter how his parents tried, they could not get him to kick this bad habit.

One day, when Mama Elephant woke the baby elephant to do some house chores, he quickly said,“Mama, I’m going out to play with my friends!”And the baby elephant ran out of the house immediately. He went to a pig farm in the neighboring village to play with some piglets. The piggy told the baby elephant,“We are the luckiest animals on the planet. We do nothing but sleep and eat all day. Come and play with us more often!”The baby elephant thought,“If I didn’t have such a long trunk, I could enjoy a relaxed and carefree life with the piggy.”

And so, he ran off to find Doctor Zebra to cut off his trunk. Doctor Zebra told the baby elephant,“Why don’t you spend a few days living with the piggy? After that, if you truly wish, you can cut off your trunk. The baby elephant thought the doctor’s words made sense. So, he covered himself in mud, and snuck into the pigsty. At first, the baby elephant was really satisfied with life in the pig farm. He did nothing but eat and sleep all day. He did not have to work nor was he required to take a bath. Slowly, he became as smelly as his piglet friends.

One week later, the owner of the pig farm came to the sty. He pointed at one of the piglets, and told his wife,“This piglet is plump and strong. Kill him and sell his meat in the market. We are sure to make a lot of money this time.”The baby elephant was terrified. He escaped after the owner left, and ran straight home. Mama Elephant told the baby elephant,“Where have you been? Your dad and I have been worried sick!”The baby elephant sobbed and told them what happened. Finally, the baby elephant said,“Dad, Mom, I will be a hardworking elephant from today onward, and never be lazy again!”

　　森林裡有一隻可愛又活潑的小象，不過小象有個壞習慣，就是好吃懶做，每天都睡到中午才起床，小象的父母試了各種方法，還是無法改掉牠的壞習慣。
　　這一天，象媽媽把小象叫起床後，小象怕做家事就說：「媽媽，我要去找朋友玩囉！小象一說完就跑出門，到隔壁村莊的豬舍和小豬們玩。小豬們對小象說：「我們是全天下最幸福的人，每天不是睡覺就是吃東西，你要常常來找我們玩喔！」小象心想：「如果我沒有長長的鼻子，就可以跟小豬一起過這種快樂的生活。」
　　小象馬上跑去找斑馬醫生，告訴醫生他的想法，斑馬醫生對小象說：「你先去和小豬生活幾天，如果真的喜歡，再把鼻子切掉也不晚！」小象想想也對，就用泥巴把身體弄髒，然後混進豬舍。小象對這樣的生活滿意得不得了，吃飽睡，睡飽吃，什麼事都不用做，連澡也不用洗，小象身上也發出和小豬一樣的臭味。
　　一個禮拜後，主人來到豬舍，指著其中一頭小豬，對女主人說：「這頭豬長得又肥又壯，明天殺掉去市場賣，一定能賣很多錢。」小象聽完嚇壞了，主人一離開，牠馬上逃回家。象媽媽對小象說：「你跑去哪裡？我和爸爸擔心死了！」小象邊哭邊說發生的事情，最後說：「爸爸、媽媽，從今天起我一定要做個勤勞的小孩，再也不要偷懶了！」