Babar is the elephant king in a set of picture books for children, first written and drawn by Jean de Brunhoff in France, and later continued by his son. In the story Babar’s mother is killed; he goes to the city, puts on a suit, and goes home to rule the elephants.

Babar is the elephant king in a set of picture books for childrenBabar是一系列童書裡的大象國王，first written and drawn by Jean de Brunhoff in France最早由法國的Jean de Brunhoff寫和畫的，and later continued by his son後來由他兒子接著畫下去。In the story Babar’s mother is killed故事裡Babar的媽媽被殺了；he goes to the city, puts on a suit, and goes home to rule the elephants他到城市裡去、穿上西裝，然後回家統治大象們。

The books are gentle, old-fashioned, and full of calm green forests and palace rooms. For a child, Babar is simply the elephant in clothes who is a king.

The books are gentle, old-fashioned, and full of calm green forests and palace rooms這些書調性溫和、有點老派，充滿寧靜的綠色森林和宮殿房間。For a child對小孩子來說，Babar is simply the elephant in clothes who is a kingBabar就只是一隻穿著衣服、當國王的大象。

Though actually, some adults now argue about the stories — city clothes on a wild animal, and a rather colonial idea of ‘becoming civilised’. That argument is later; it is not what the name means on a children’s shelf.

Though actually不過事實上，some adults now argue about the stories現在有些大人會討論這些故事 — city clothes on a wild animal野生動物穿上城市服裝，and a rather colonial idea of ‘becoming civilised’還有那種頗殖民主義的「變文明」概念。That argument is later這種討論是後來才有的；it is not what the name means on a children’s shelf不是這個名字在童書架上代表的意思。

This is a character’s name, not a word for a real kind of elephant. Capital B.

This is a character’s name這是一個角色的名字，not a word for a real kind of elephant不是指真實象種的字。Capital B大寫B。