The Elephant Child - A Children's Story
This short story was written by Mahesh in the Summer of 2005, when he was 13. He took a high school creative writing class offered by Northwestern University, Chicago, over the Internet. The assignment was to create a short story using the style of a writer he liked - he chose Rudyard Kipling. This story was published in the Fall 2005 issue of 'The Writers Slate,' a children's literary magazine. Another story he wrote for that course was published in a book entitled Moe's Cafe.
My good friends, Phani Tetali, a talented cartoonist, and Steve Hanulec, a young man of many talents, brought this story to life. Thanks, guys!