Video: The Rat and The Elephant

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This tale with a moral set in India was first posted as one of Four Aesop Fables. told by Natasha in the voice of a cute rat. Be My Friend Animations in The Philippines turned it into this fabulous 3D version. Thanks ever so much ! And they’ve promised to send us more animated Aesops. Contact: bmfanimations (at) gmail.com

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Stories in this series.

  1. Androcles and the Lion
  2. Four Aesop Fables
  3. Video: The Rat and The Elephant
  4. The Hare and the Tortoise
  5. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
  6. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
  7. The Lioness and Small Respect

92 Comments

  • emily
    Posted November 11, 2007 at 7:53 pm | Permalink

    good but the rat is speaking to fast

  • Colin fan
    Posted November 12, 2007 at 2:47 pm | Permalink

    I loved it!

  • Hugh
    Posted November 13, 2007 at 10:02 am | Permalink

    Animation very good. The rat a little annoying – sometimes spoke too quickly and other times paused for too long.

  • Sanjay Pandya
    Posted November 14, 2007 at 6:06 am | Permalink

    Hello ! This is a nice story.

  • sharon
    Posted November 14, 2007 at 5:33 pm | Permalink

    can you make the picture bigger?

  • Donna
    Posted November 16, 2007 at 2:49 pm | Permalink

    I like it. =) Whatever you put on, I never got disappointed. I’m not surprised, because its STORYNORY!

  • Anisha
    Posted November 22, 2007 at 7:47 pm | Permalink

    Very nice story!
    I love it!!!!!!!

  • Porleans@aol.com
    Posted November 29, 2007 at 5:26 am | Permalink

    it was a good but short story animation could have been bettet i think owell natasha rules!!!

  • kevinmfghfwgergs
    Posted November 29, 2007 at 4:42 pm | Permalink

    it ws awful

  • lauren
    Posted December 28, 2007 at 8:22 pm | Permalink

    a very good story to show to my class i wish you had more videos

  • jasmine
    Posted January 2, 2008 at 11:40 am | Permalink

    It was a nice story.
    I liked the animation very much!

  • cindy
    Posted January 2, 2008 at 11:42 am | Permalink

    I loved the Story!
    I’ve heard many stories from storynory and I liked all of them!

  • eli
    Posted January 7, 2008 at 1:56 pm | Permalink

    it is hard to understand

  • miley
    Posted January 18, 2008 at 3:36 pm | Permalink

    i liked the story it was HILARIOUS!!!

  • ashwath
    Posted January 21, 2008 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    i like that story

  • reyer
    Posted January 23, 2008 at 6:46 pm | Permalink

    love it !

  • la toya
    Posted January 24, 2008 at 10:58 pm | Permalink

    this story is very funny

  • randomguy
    Posted January 25, 2008 at 1:46 pm | Permalink

    this is a very wierd story ha ha ha its wierd

  • Harry
    Posted January 27, 2008 at 7:47 pm | Permalink

    harry vlasman and poppy

  • Sh'aRika Qwondesia
    Posted January 29, 2008 at 1:30 am | Permalink

    omg so cute!!!!!!!!!! so cute!!!!!!
    () ()
    (-.-)
    (w w)
    bunny!

  • {abreona from ferrell}
    Posted January 29, 2008 at 1:39 pm | Permalink

    it was straight

  • aishwarya
    Posted January 30, 2008 at 2:44 pm | Permalink

    good,funny

  • cool guy
    Posted February 12, 2008 at 1:47 pm | Permalink

    it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
    yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

  • blah
    Posted February 14, 2008 at 1:37 am | Permalink

    okkkkkk

  • Mr.pasquali
    Posted February 14, 2008 at 1:44 pm | Permalink

    nice story, my clssroom loves it, ty Natsha

  • Posted February 14, 2008 at 8:14 pm | Permalink

    Mr.Pasquali

    That’s great. We love to hear that our stories are being used in schools – it’s the best way to get the word around. Thank you.

  • Andreas
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:24 am | Permalink

    Funny;)

  • søren
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:29 am | Permalink

    aim no like

  • soeren
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:30 am | Permalink

    aim no like

  • Andreas
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:35 am | Permalink

    then was a littel bit fun

  • andreas J
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:35 am | Permalink

    i’m don’t like this

  • andreas J
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:36 am | Permalink

    i don’t like this

  • andreas J
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 8:37 am | Permalink

    i don’t like this music

  • jakob
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 9:40 am | Permalink

    this is very fun video:)

  • Monica
    Posted February 20, 2008 at 9:47 am | Permalink

    Funny :)

  • Amanda
    Posted February 27, 2008 at 8:29 am | Permalink

    Sorry i dont like dets

  • Nicholas
    Posted February 29, 2008 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

    i have’nt watch yet!!!!

  • rosna
    Posted March 6, 2008 at 11:50 am | Permalink

    very good

  • prathyush
    Posted March 13, 2008 at 4:50 pm | Permalink

    cool

  • JAMEs
    Posted March 25, 2008 at 11:42 am | Permalink

    I think this is cool !

  • Rehan
    Posted March 27, 2008 at 7:35 am | Permalink

    Wonderfull i like it

  • staciuana
    Posted April 16, 2008 at 2:04 pm | Permalink

    this is a good book

  • Dorothy
    Posted May 1, 2008 at 4:56 pm | Permalink

    I like that story very much! I’m gonna watch it over and over again! : D

  • cheyenne
    Posted May 5, 2008 at 2:15 pm | Permalink

    i hate rats but this is a funny story and i found a rat last night in my bedroom and then i pulled my bed out and there was a hole in my wall and guess what there were tons af rats in my wall and i called my dad downstairs and then he put cament on my wall.

  • hemjay
    Posted May 19, 2008 at 2:07 pm | Permalink

    this is a awsome video i love rats

  • Lydiam Irusen
    Posted May 20, 2008 at 9:37 am | Permalink

    This was fantastic, I used in in class, the children enjoyed it, thank you.

  • zhouwenli
    Posted May 29, 2008 at 7:58 am | Permalink

    i’a mother of a 12yeas old chinese girl.i want to teach my daughter english by myself, but i can’t find some interesting books that are audio and vidio. thank you very much for your free vidio story,especially ‘the rat and the elephant’,it’s so funny.

  • Posted June 29, 2008 at 4:44 am | Permalink

    Sorry for that comment my brother wrote that. It should be: I love that story really much.

  • Richard
    Posted June 30, 2008 at 1:00 pm | Permalink

    Thank You for the Story and video. Perhaps the next video could be made with a little higher resolution.
    Best Regards, Great Job

  • James
    Posted August 6, 2008 at 6:02 am | Permalink

    goodㅋㅋㅋㅋ I am a korean 안녕~

  • Jane
    Posted August 6, 2008 at 6:05 am | Permalink

    I like this video! :)

  • Helga
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 2:11 pm | Permalink

    nice little film and nice little rat

  • Sandya
    Posted October 11, 2008 at 7:09 am | Permalink

    pretty good

  • jessica
    Posted October 30, 2008 at 7:39 pm | Permalink

    you can make the picture bigger by clicking on the little square at the bottom of the picture

  • Chris and Jamie
    Posted November 14, 2008 at 6:41 pm | Permalink

    Chris thinks that it was very funny and he loved the story. Jamie thought that the rat was the silliest.
    Daddy thought that it was quite short but the animation was fun.
    Thank you.

  • Jordan
    Posted January 27, 2009 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

    Luv it

  • Jordan
    Posted January 27, 2009 at 9:25 pm | Permalink

    i luv elephants

  • Yeh-Jun
    Posted February 11, 2009 at 11:21 pm | Permalink

    Too short video but great :S

  • ilovestorynory
    Posted February 18, 2009 at 1:55 am | Permalink

    hahaha!i love this!i like the rat.its soooooooo cute

  • Yoonsung
    Posted February 25, 2009 at 1:20 am | Permalink

    The rat looks more like a dog.

  • Jeremiah
    Posted March 3, 2009 at 3:55 pm | Permalink

    THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUNNY. THAT MY FREIENDS LIKE IT TOO.

  • Kevan and Amma-kay
    Posted April 9, 2009 at 12:52 pm | Permalink

    Great lesson

  • tim the tadpole
    Posted April 21, 2009 at 4:25 am | Permalink

    hey bertie,is that the same rat as the one in
    berties year of the rat

  • Posted April 21, 2009 at 8:59 am | Permalink

    Tim, the rats are cousins

  • charley
    Posted May 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm | Permalink

    it was very good.

  • ABIGAIL
    Posted May 20, 2009 at 1:20 am | Permalink

    IT WAS RATHER AWSOME !!!

  • Sue
    Posted June 15, 2009 at 11:05 am | Permalink

    What a great story!

  • Posted June 15, 2009 at 8:34 pm | Permalink

    what a great story its fab

  • Maddie
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 12:40 am | Permalink

    it should be just called the rat, there wasent much about the elephant. But i liked it any way

  • Michelle
    Posted July 31, 2009 at 2:01 am | Permalink

    The rat’s SNOOTY!!!!!

  • Posted September 12, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Permalink

    i give 5 stars

  • ponnu
    Posted September 16, 2009 at 10:07 am | Permalink

    superb i just liked it

  • sierra
    Posted December 29, 2009 at 9:05 pm | Permalink

    i love when the rat say he makes me laugh .so hard the elephant i love it to

  • Posted December 29, 2009 at 9:08 pm | Permalink

    THE RAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCUTE YOUON!

  • Posted January 11, 2010 at 9:29 pm | Permalink

    IT WAS PRETTY KEWL . I GUESS IT WAS FUNNY THOUGH WITH THE CAT AND ALL BUT IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT OF MORE FUNNYNESS

  • Posted January 11, 2010 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

    GOOD STORY I LIKE IT ALOT IT WAS A NICE INTELLIGENT STORY VERY GOOD IT WAS SUCH A GOOD STORY GOOD STORY VERY GOOD STORY AWESOME STORY I KINDA LIKE IT BETTER THEN THE OTHRER VIDEOS AND I LIKE HOW OLD ARE YOU THANK YUO FOR READING MI COMENTS GOOD BYE NOW AND THANK U STORY NORY AND ALL OF YURE BOOKS AND VIDEOS THANKS SEE YOU LATER AND HAVE A GOOD DAY

  • Posted January 11, 2010 at 9:49 pm | Permalink

    THIS STORY IS GREAT, BUT I HAVE TO SAY ITS QUIET SHORT,BUT PLZ MAKE ANOTHER STORY BUT A LIL LONGER.

  • madison
    Posted January 11, 2010 at 10:14 pm | Permalink

    I love it it was realy ,realy cute . p.s. I think the rat was cute to it should have lived in the castel with the prince and the princess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • nikole
    Posted January 11, 2010 at 10:18 pm | Permalink

    rats are so cute* p.s. i am Madisons friend*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Madison
    Posted January 11, 2010 at 10:21 pm | Permalink

    rats are so cute p.s. i love rats sooooooooooo cute

  • bob
    Posted January 29, 2010 at 6:03 am | Permalink

    in my opinion wierd

  • Posted February 8, 2010 at 10:18 pm | Permalink

    awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:32 pm | Permalink

    its awsome

  • dionte
    Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:33 pm | Permalink

    it was so funny it made me happy

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:35 pm | Permalink

    it was awsome

  • Posted February 15, 2010 at 6:37 pm | Permalink

    it was funny

  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 6:31 pm | Permalink

    short video but funny

  • Posted February 22, 2010 at 6:32 pm | Permalink

    i watch it a lot because its funny when the cat gos after the rat its so funny

  • Coolottergirl1
    Posted March 3, 2010 at 9:00 pm | Permalink

    The rat pauses a lot doesn’t he…is this the brother of the cat in KATIE & THE CAT WHO TALKED?
    PS~Go natasha!

  • Coolottergirl1
    Posted March 3, 2010 at 9:01 pm | Permalink

    I ment the cat SORRY! SEE above!

  • Posted March 8, 2010 at 6:55 pm | Permalink

    this is so funny i like these videos

  • Posted March 8, 2010 at 7:09 pm | Permalink

    visit sorry!!

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