A mechanical elephant

Nursery World, 18 May 2006

(Photograph) - Hundreds of children were among the onlookers who turned out to see a mechanical elephant the size of a three-story house as it reached Horse Guards Parade in London last week. The 42-ton elephant, inspired by Jules Verne's The Tale of the Sultan's Elephant, made a four-day trip around central London, together with a 14ft high puppet girl built and operated by French street theatre company Royal de Luxe. Photo Anna Gordon

(Photograph) - Hundreds of children were among the onlookers who turned out to see a mechanical elephant the size of a three-story house as it reached...

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