an elephant in the garden inspired by a true story

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While a bombing run destroyed the town overnight, Marlene helped the family escape to safety with the Americans. Marlene had such a close bond with the family, and her uplifting spirit was believed to have saved the livelihood of her family during this hard time. Mutti convinced the zoo to let her keep Marlene safe at home during the night, always keeping an eye on her. Due to the consistent bombing nearby, the zoo had decided to euthanize all the animals to prevent a possible mass escape during an invasion. In Dresden Germany during World War II, Lizzie’s Mother, Mutti, was a zookeeper at the local zoo. It was Lizzie’s 16th birthday when she first saw Marlene, the recently orphaned Elephant.

As she spoke, the vivid detail and brightness in her face and voice revealed the authenticity of her memory. Lizzie spoke with Karl and his mom, and relayed the whole story the best that she could. She was notorious for trying to convince people of her pet elephant in the garden, but nobody believed her… Until she met Karl. One day, he ended up in the room of a resident named Lizzie. Little Karl often went to work with his mom at the nursing home, to play with friends and to socialize with the residents.

An elephant in the garden inspired by a true story