Toomai of the Elephants
by Rudyard Kiplingliterary work· published 1893
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"Toomai of the Elephants" is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a young elephant-handler. It was first published in the December 1893 issue of St. Nicholas magazine and reprinted in the collection of Kipling short stories, The Jungle Book (1894). The character Petersen Sahib is thought to be modelled on India-born English naturalist George P. Sanderson (1848–1892). The story was filmed in 1937 as Elephant Boy directed by Robert Flaherty and Zoltan Korda, starring Sabu. The story was also produced in 1973 as the TV series Elephant Boy starring Esrom Jayasinghe.
Adaptations (2)
Toomai of the Elephants has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 1937 to 1973. The most recent is Elephant Boy (1973).
Elephant Boy1973 · television series · 25 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6Two children, Toumai and Ranjit are orphaned, living in a wildlife sanctuary in the jungle of Sri Lanka. Their father, a mahout, had instilled into the boys, the love of animals. Toumai is constantly confronted with the problems posed by the relationship between animals in the jungle and humans.
