Once upon a time there was an elephant called Elliot who lived in the forest. He was very sad because he didn't know what to be.

On a shiny Monday morning he was sitting at the window. Suddenly Robert, the Rabbit ran in front of his house and was crying loudly, "Please, help me. Is there anybody to help me? I have a very bad toothache!"

Elliot thought, "Hurray! I'm going to be a dentist!"

He stopped the rabbit.

"Wait a minute! I'll help you!"

A few minutes later Elliot said, "Now, that's it!"

"Oh, my God! What have you done? You pulled out my good tooth, too. You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

The next day on Tuesday Elliot went for a walk and met Dave the Dove who was a postman in the forest.

"Dear Elliot! Please help me, because I've broken one wing. Please, deliver these letters!"

Elliot was so excited that he delivered the letters to the wrong places.

In the afternoon Dave met Elliot and said, "Everybody is angry about you, because you mixed the letters! You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

On Wednesday Elliot was sweeping the leaves when he saw Liam the Lion knocking on Willie the Wolf's door who was the hairdresser in the forest. Elliot asked Liam, "Isn't Willie at home?"

"No, he isn't. But I wanted to have my hair cut."

Elliot thought, "Hurray! I'm going to be a hairdresser!"

"Oh, don't worry, I'll cut your hair, just close your eyes!"

When Liam opened his eyes and saw himself in the mirror he shouted, "Oh, what have you done? I'm totally bold, the is no hair left on my head! You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

On Thursday Elliot decided to go shopping. When he got to the shop, Brenda the Bear ran out of the shop and said, "I must go home for a short time because I've left some food on the cooker. Will you please help me in the shop?"

"Of course!"

Elliot thought, "Hurray I'm going to be a shop assistant!"

When Brenda came back Elliot was sitting on the stairs and cried, "Oh, sorry! I just wanted to help you but I`ve broken everything because I'm too big".

Brenda was very angry, "You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

On Friday morning Elliot heard a knock on his door. It was Oliver, the Owl, who was a teacher in the forest.

"Elliot, you are the only one who can help me! Everybody is so busy and I have to fly to a teacher's conference. Will you please teach the alphabet to the students?"

"Yes, of course! I will!"

Elliot thought, "Hurray! I'm gong to be a teacher!"

When Oliver came back to school he asked the children to tell him the alphabet. They started: G, C, I, F, B, O...

"Stop! Stop!" Oliver shouted "What have you taught them? You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

On Saturday evening there was a party in the forest where all the animals were invited. They were very angry about Elliot but they decided to give him a last chance, so they asked Elliot to take a photo of them. Elliot was happy and thought, "Hurray! I'm going to be a photographer!"

When the photo was developed they were all shocked because there were no heads in the pictures. Everybody said, "Go home, Eliot! You are a good-for-nothing!"

Elliot went home and started crying.

Elliot was watching the firework from his window and thought, "Am I really a good-for-nothing?"

Then he went to bed, but he could not sleep.

It was already Sunday evening when he smelt smoke. He went to the window and saw that there was a fire. First he went down to the river, then he ran to the flames and put out the fire with the water coming out of his nose.

When the animals woke up they thanked Elliot and they appointed him Fireman of the Forest. Elliot was very proud and happy. He shouted, "Hurray! I am a fireman!"

He lived happily ever after.

THE  END