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Elfrida Vipont Quotes

10 of the best book quotes from Elfrida Vipont
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“So the Elephant stretched out his trunk and took an ice cream cone for himself and an ice cream cone for the Bad Baby, and they went rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta, all down the road, with the ice-cream man running after.
Elfrida Vipont
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The Elephant and the Bad Baby
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The Elephant
Bad Baby
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ice cream
stealing
running away
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“So the Elephant stretched out his trunk and took an pie for himself and an pie for the Bad Baby, and they went rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta, all down the road, with the ice-cream man and the pork butcher both running after.
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“So the Elephant stretched out his trunk, and picked up the Bad Baby and put him on his back, and they went rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta, all down the road, with the ice-cream man, and the pork butcher, and the baker, and the snack-bar man, and the grocer, and the lady from the sweet shop, and the barrow boy, all running after.”
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“So the Elephant stretched out his trunk and took some crisps for himself and some crisps for the Bad Baby, and they went rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta, all down the road, with the ice-cream man, and the pork butcher, and the baker, and the snack-bar man, all running after.”
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“But you haven’t ONCE said please!”
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″ And the ice-cream man, and the pork butcher, and the baker, and the snack-bar man, and the grocer, and the lady from the sweet shop, and the barrow boy, all went BUMP into a heap.”
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“PLEASE! I want to go home to my mummy!”
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“When the Bad Baby’s mummy saw them, she said, ‘Have you come for tea?’ and they all said, ‘Yes, please!’ ”
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“And the Bad Baby went to bed.”
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″ ‘Would you like a ride?’ And the Bad Baby said, ‘Yes.’ ”

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