Jeremy looked across the hot grassy land in South Africa.
"Ready?" Dad1.
"Ready." Jeremy answered. Jeremy hardly ever spent timewith his father, a famous wildlife photographer. They climbed into the2truck.As the truck moved along the rough road, there was a big crash(破裂声).The door had fallen off! "Now we can see3."Dad laughed. Their guide Makalu threw the door into the back of the truck.
They4 near a watering hole. Before long, Jeremy sawa small group of elephants walk5the water. Dad jumped out of the truck andfocused his camera on the largest elephant. Jeremy6ababy elephant walking between two adults. The larger elephants walked into thewater, showering themselves7. Then the baby elephant rushed in andwater went up to its eyes. The water was too deep for it. The baby elephant was8. Ittried to climb out of the water,9the bank was too steep(陡峭的).Other elephants tried pushing the baby up, without10.Jeremy took the broken door from the back of the truck .Makalu saw11Jeremywas planning and ran to help. Together they pulled the door down to the water. Makalucomforted the mother elephant, gently explaining that they were going to helpher baby.
The mother knew Makalu and12him.Jeremy moved the door onto the bank. Its mother pushed from behind. The baby steppedonto the13and began to walk. Three more steps, andit was14. The other elephants gathered around thebaby, touching it with their trunks.
"Boy, Jeremy," Dad said, "That was the most exciting15I'veever taken! Now you know why I love my job so much!"
