This toy Babar the elephant with flappy bright pink ears is inspired by a French children's fictional character who first appeared in " Histoire de Babar" by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success in an English language version, entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and also in the United States. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cecile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant called Babar who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Then he comes back and becomes king of the elephant kingdom. He then has children and teaches them valuable lessons.

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