第三章（253字）

Chapter 3 · Mother in Trouble

One day, a group of naughty children came to the circus.

They saw Dumbo and thought he looked funny.

They pulled his ears and threw peanut shells at him.

Dumbo was very scared and stepped back quickly.

His mother heard him crying and rushed out at once.

She swung her long trunk and scared the boys away.

The circus people saw this and thought she had gone mad.

They shouted, “Quick! Lock that elephant up!”

The mother elephant tried to explain, but no one listened.

She was chained and dragged into a dark cage.

Dumbo followed her, but he was pushed away.

He cried and called out, “Mama! Mama!”

But the door of the cage was locked tight.

The circus lights were bright, but no one cared about them.

Dumbo lay down by the door, his ears resting on the ground.

From inside came his mother’s voice, “Don’t cry, my child.”

She stretched out her trunk and gently touched Dumbo’s head.

Dumbo leaned against her trunk, tears falling down his face.

The night at the circus was quiet, and only the wind was blowing.

From that day on, Dumbo could no longer see his mother.

He was kept alone in a small tent at the circus.

No one played with him, and no one laughed anymore.

He often looked up at the stars, wondering where his mother was.

He told himself, “I must be brave.”

The night wind blew softly, and his ears swayed in the breeze.