In the heart of the African savannah, where tall grasses swayed in the gentle breeze and the sun painted the sky in shades of orange and pink at dusk, lived a little elephant named Ellie. Ellie was not like the other elephants in her herd. She was smaller and quieter, with ears that flapped like butterfly wings when she was excited. But what Ellie lacked in size, she made up for with a heart as big as the African plains themselves.   One bright morning, as the sun peeked over the horizon and painted the sky in hues of gold,