The Elephant Who Wanted to Be the Best

Based on the book by Paul Kor

Play and Songs: Ayala Korkos
Director: Avi Malka

Music: Dvir Friedman
Costumes: Ella Kolesnik

Set Design: Avi Fahima

Cast: Vita Holodni, Liran Kantrovitz / Tom Man, Orin, Roz Shabat, Itamar Sharon

A play based on the book by Paul Kor, the Israeli author of the children’s bestsellers Kasfion, The Boy Who Loved the Moon, Flower, Flower, Don’t Cry, and others.

This is the story of a sad elephant who wanted to be colorful and special. He leaves his friends and sets out to fulfill his dream. At the beginning of his journey, he meets a bird full of color and beauty who helps him gather the colors. The beetle contributes red, Mr. Grass gives green, and the flowers provide a variety of additional colors.

Now he is a happy, colorful, and special elephant. But the joy is short-lived: he feels strange, and his friends laugh at him. They think he is a circus clown. Only then does he understand that color is not what matters, and in fact…

“What’s wrong with the color gray? It is the elephants’ color, and it suits them perfectly.”