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This story is called The Kind Elephant, a traditional story from Afghanistan adapted by Arezo Mayaar and translated by Arezo Mayaar and Molly Milazzo. This is a LibraryCall adaptation and recording. There was once a kind elephant who lived in a beautiful green forest. The elephant had a heart as big as his enormous gray body, but he was lonely. So one day, he decided to go in search of a friend. He lumbered along until came upon a small brown animal sitting at the base of a tree. The animal had enormous ears and a fluffy white tail.

Jerejef (Jerr-uh-JEFF), thank you, Isatou Ceesay, for being a climate hero by fighting plastic pollution! Let’s take a few steps back and meet this amazing woman. Isatou (pronounced Ay Sa Tou) Ceesay is from N’jau, a village in the Gambia, the smallest country within mainland Africa. From a young age, Isatou used her creativity to solve problems.