Edgar Elephant Loves To Tell Jokes

Edgar Elephant’s jokes make fun of elves and he loves to poke the tiny fellows with his huge elbows. Finally, the elves decide to teach him a lesson. They climb on each other’s shoulders and cover themselves with a tent. Tiny Eli pokes his head through the top of the tent. The group is now taller than Edgar. He thinks they are a giant coming at him and is afraid. Eli tells him it hurts when he pokes them with his elbow. Then the elves zip open the tent and have a big laugh. Now the jokes Edgar tells no longer make fun of elves, but he makes fun of elephants.
This is book six of thirty-one books in the First Phonics series by Betty Ward Cain. It helps a student learn the short sound of an “E.” This program has been used in the classroom for many years with a lot of success in teaching kids to read.