Many years ago, there were three wonderful
elephants at the Ueno Zoo. The elephants were
John, Tonky, and Wanly. They could do tricks.
Visitors to the zoo loved to see their tricks.
2 Japan was at war then. Little by little the
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situation was getting worse. Bombs were dropped
on Tokyo every day.
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“If bombs hit the zoo, dangerous animals will
get away and harm people,” said the Army. So it
- ordered the zoo to kill all the dangerous animals
such as lions, tigers, and bears.