Jeremy looked across the hot grassy land in South Africa.
"Ready?" Dad1.
"Ready." Jeremy answered. Jeremy hardly ever spent time with 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.
They 4 near a watering hole. Before long, Jeremy saw a small group of elephants walk5the water. Dad jumped out of the truck and focused his camera on the largest elephant. Jeremy6a baby elephant walking between two adults. The larger elephants walked into the water, showering themselves7. Then the baby elephant rushed in and water went up to its eyes. The water was too deep for it. The baby elephant was8. It tried 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 saw11Jeremy was planning and ran to help. Together they pulled the door down to the water. Makalu comforted the mother elephant, gently explaining that they were going to help her baby.
The mother knew Makalu and12him. Jeremy moved the door onto the bank. Its mother pushed from behind. The baby stepped onto the13and began to walk. Three more steps, and it was14. The other elephants gathered around the baby, touching it with their trunks.
"Boy, Jeremy," Dad said, "That was the most exciting15I've ever taken! Now you know why I love my job so much!"
