''Elephant Boy'' was a 1973 Australian-British-German series based on the

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Toomai of the Elephants Toomai of the Elephants is a short story by Rudyard Kipling about a young elephant-handler. It was first published in the December 1893 issue of ''St. Nicholas (magazine), St. Nicholas'' magazine and reprinted in the collection of Kipling short ...

''. It was shot on location in Sri Lanka from December 1971 to April 1972 and consisted of 13 episodes. It aired on Channel Seven in Australia in 1973.

Plot

The story of a 12 year old, Toomai, his younger brother Ranjit, and their friendship with an elephant.

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* Australian television shows Works based on The Jungle Book Television series about children Television series about brothers Television series about elephants {{Australia-tv-prog-stub