1.elephants could fly in the sky like clouds. They could change their shapes. They would fly behind clouds and frighten them. People would look up at the sky and wonder.
2.because there was no electricity, he would get up with the sun, and he would go to bed with the sun, like the birds.
3.like the owl, he could see quite well in the dark. He could tell who was coming by listening to their footsteps.