Project Gutenberg 2014-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Dunham, Curtis Herford, Oliver 1863 1935 Herford, O. (Oliver) Two in a Zoo Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Produced by David Edwards, Haragos Pál and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Two in a Zoo" by Curtis Dunham and Oliver Herford is a whimsical children’s story written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a zoo setting, where we meet a cast of anthropomorphized animals, notably Mahmoud, an old elephant, and his mate, Duchess, as well as a young boy named Toots and a girl referred to as Princess. The storyline highlights themes of friendship and understanding across different worlds, as Toots navigates life with a physical disability and communicates with the animals, who share their experiences and wisdom. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Mahmoud, the old elephant, who is saddened by his captivity and yearns for the jungle. As Toots and the Princess arrive at the Elephant House, Toots forms a connection with Mahmoud, whispering interpretations of the conversations he overhears among the animals. Mahmoud reflects on the struggles of both the elephants and Toots, recognizing the unique bond that forms between them as they both experience limitations imposed by their worlds. This opening sets the stage for a tale blending fantasy with heartfelt lessons of empathy, encouraging readers to embrace differences and the power of communication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46159/46159-h/images/cover.jpg en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Children with disabilities -- Juvenile fiction Happiness -- Juvenile fiction Captive wild animals -- Juvenile fiction Zoo animals -- Juvenile fiction Zoos -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 150971 150986 2024-09-19T10:04:39.388011 2023-09-20T06:21:56.013577 text/html text/html 148410 2014-06-30T23:07:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2017452 2014-06-30T23:07:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2074172 2024-09-19T10:04:43.864004 application/epub+zip 2072041 2024-09-19T10:04:40.356018 application/epub+zip 102120 2024-09-19T10:04:39.854027 application/epub+zip 2125786 2024-09-19T10:04:46.772974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2101372 2024-09-19T10:04:43.169969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143527 2022-09-21T04:30:07.955916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122762 122558 2024-09-19T10:04:38.842015 2023-09-20T06:21:55.541591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 122534 2014-06-30T23:07:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45509 2014-06-30T23:07:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20709 2024-09-19T10:04:46.916949 application/rdf+xml 26551 2024-09-19T10:04:39.950986 image/jpeg 4107 2024-09-19T10:04:39.901999 image/jpeg 2054904 2024-09-19T10:04:39.517037 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia