Emily's+UFG+Draft+1

 Polly the elephant had had the misfortune of being separated from his family during migration season. He was heading towards a more hospitable location near river and water sources. Unfortunately Polly had to continue his journey alone because his family and the rest of his friends had gone off on a different path than he had. As Polly was walking through the forest he looked down and noticed and egg sticking out of the brush. He looked up and realized it must have fallen from one of the trees. Assuming that it was cracked or broken he bent down prepared for lunch but realized it was not cracked or bruised in the least. Polly looked around for any signs of movement. He was prepared for the mother of this egg to jump out from anywhere because a stranger was invading her unborn baby. As he stood in the silence Polly decided he would find a place to sleep for the night and keep this egg warm. Maybe its mother would show up in the morning. Polly built a bed for himself and his new egg and fell asleep keeping his discovery warm and cozy. ==== Polly woke up the next morning and saw that his egg had not been moved or even touched. He felt a tingle in his heart and a love for his new egg. “Where was the mother?” he thought. Polly felt a sting of sadness as he thought about his own mother and how she was long gone playing in the river with his brothers and sisters eating plenty of food. As he grabbed the egg in his large gentle hands he spoke to the egg, “You are the only family I have now. I promise to take care of you and allow you to hatch safely and healthy.” Polly looked around with still no sign of a mother he wrapped the egg and its new nest around his wide body and continued on his way. ==== ==== Days went by and Polly continued to take care of the egg as if it were his own child. Polly had never thought about having a family so caring for something that was like his own was new for him. Flowers were beginning to grow and the grass was becoming greener when the egg became to move. Polly had gathered seeds and all of the water he could find for whatever came out of the egg. He had not given a lot of thought to what type of animal may pop out of the large crème colored egg. Polly was ready for anything. When the egg began to crack Polly’s eyes did not move from the egg. It took one whole day and one whole night before finally a head popped out of the egg. It was a bird! As the bird and Polly locked eyes with each other there was a sense of relief on both of their faces. As Polly reached for the bird a frog hopped by and said “Oh, that’s a ChaCha! What are you going to name her?” Polly had never thought about a name, he really never thought about whether it would be a boy or girl. He looked back down at his new girl bird and said to himself, “Maglory, I am going to name her Maglory.” The frog smiled and said “Congratulations” as he hopped away. Polly held his new baby bird in his arms and realized these past few months he had not felt that sting of sadness for the family he had lost. Polly realized that he had a new family now, onethat was all his own. Maglory was his daughter, it was going to be his responsibility to raise her and take care of her. He had never met a ChaCha bird before and she had just met her first elephant so they would learn about each other together He looked down at Maglory and said, “you are my family now, I will raise you and love you until the last sun rises.” ====