• last year
Poppo's father is the director of Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya. It is her daily routine to go around the park with Sabu-chan, a fifth grader. At that time, Japan was at war with the United States and Britain, but there were still many animals in the zoo. The most popular of these is the elephant McCanny Eld Keiko Adon. These are four from Kinoshita Circus. However, the war is getting fiercer and there is a shortage of food at the zoo. Finally, an order to dispose of the beast was issued to zoos nationwide ...

The original story is based on the fact that Takashi Koide, an elementary school teacher, published it at his own expense in 1976, and was published by Iwasaki Shoten in 1983, which was very moving for children. A story about the kindness and courage of the people who protected the elephants from the war at the zoo, which is currently attracting attention.

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