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To my parents Electronic book published by 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 For more ebooks, visit us at: http ://www . All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999 by Georg Hallensleben No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. e-ISBN 1-59019-327-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hallensleben, Georg. Pauline / Georg Hallensleben. p. cm. 1st ed. “Frances Foster books.” SUMMARY: Pauline the weasel has an imaginative plan to rescue her elephant friend who has been trapped by hunters. ISBN 0-374-35758-7 I. Title. PZ7.H15425Pau 1999 Pauline would like to thank Annebeth Suter, Paul Flora, Gertrud Middelhauve, Anne de Bouchony, and Christine Baker, as well as Kate, Laura, and especially Anne. Geo rg Ha lle ns le be n In the branches of a tall tree lived a pair of fuzzy-eared weasels with their daughter, Pauline. From her perch high in the sky, Pauline would look down at the j ungle and see, far below on the ground, small animals moving around. “When can I go down there?” she would ask. “When you’re bigger,” her parents would say. Then one day Pauline was big enough to go out on her own. As she stood in the middle of the j ungle, she couldn’t believe her eyes. There were vines that leaped from the trees, and colorful  owers. And the small animals she had seen from the tree were much bigger than she was. Suddenly it grew dark. Something gray and enormous walked right over her. “Help!” shrieked Pauline. “Excuse me,” came a voice from above. “Why, I thought you were a stone. Don’t be afraid. I’m only an elephant, and a little one at