
The three friends spend the day in a fashion reminiscent of Babar's first day in the city, but they are interrupted by Celeste's mother and another adult elephant from the Great Forest, who have been searching for the runaway children though at first angry at their disappearance, the older elephants are ecstatic to see Babar, whom they had presumed dead. Two years later, while on a walk with Madame, Babar is shocked to discover Arthur and Celeste, who have left the Great Forest in search of him.

Although Babar enjoys his new life, he occasionally thinks back to his childhood in the Great Forest, missing his elephant friends and his deceased mother.

Madame invites Babar to live with her, and she raises him as if he is human, educating him on subjects including mathematics, etiquette, and how to drive a car on the roads. Following an extensive fitting session, Babar emerges from the store wearing his signature bright green suit, red bow tie, and a bowler hat. He meets an older woman, Madame, who provides him with money to purchase proper clothing at a nearby store. Babar spends an eventful day exploring the city and engaging in human activities such as eating ice cream for the first time and attempting to order at a restaurant, all the while disturbing traffic and frightening the other citizens. One day while walking alone with Babar, Babar's mother is shot and killed by a poacher, and Babar is forced to flee as the poacher approaches after days of wandering, he eventually finds his way to an unnamed city in Paris. In the Great Forest, Babar lives a happy childhood being cared for by his loving mother and playing with the other young elephants, including his friends Arthur and Celeste. Marabou introduces the story that is about to unfold, beginning with a historically significant event: the birth of Babar the elephant. Marabou, a marabou stork, states that the elephants have long forgotten the meaning behind the words of the song over the years the birds remember as they have been around for the same period of time as the elephants. The film opens with various birds singing "The Ancient Song of the Elephants". ( May 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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