Babar's Birthday SurpriseBabar's birthday is coming and, as a surprise, Queen Celeste is having a sculptor carve a giant statue of Babar into the mountainside. But Babar loves to ride right past the spot where the work is going on. How can the elephants and their friends keep the birthday surprise a secret? |
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ABRAMS added adventure alive answered Arthur asked Babar saw BABAR'S Birthday Surprise Back bandage beautiful began bicycle birds covering Bravo brought Building busy cake called Capoulosse carve a giant celebration Celesteville Césarine character climbed coming cooks Cornelius cried the children Dear declared discover Doctor door elephant enjoy enormous fanfare Finally finished fishing Flora and Alexander flower followed giraffe give given gone Guard Happy birthday HARRY HARRY N head horn idea ILLUSTRATIONS Jean jumped King Babar LAURENT DE BRUNHOFF let Babar little statue Look losing lunch marabous mountain nice Old Lady original palace picnic pipe planning playing Podular Queen Celeste quickly recognized red car road scaffolding sculptor secret shouted side signal soon sounded statue of Babar stepped Stop Suddenly suspect thirty thought Three told took trunk turned upset walk wings wonder worry Zephir