"In the High and Far-Off Times, the Elephant had no trunk.

He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot, that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn't pick things up with it..." Rudyard Kipling's delightful story telling how the elephant got his trunk is given a stunning new interpretation by a top artist.

Geoffrey Patterson has simplified the original text for a younger audience without losing any of Kipling's much-loved turns of phrase.

Elegant and whimsical illustrations give a fresh, vibrant look to a classic story.