STORY: The elephant drivers dressed as Santa Clauses, as well as the pachyderms who deliver gifts to schoolchildren in the central region of Thailand on Friday wear playful holiday costumes. In any case, the almost 2,000 children in the province of Ayutthaya seemed to enjoy the performance, as the imposing animals also distributed balloons, dolls, toys and sweets with their trunks. An 11-year-old and a nine-year-old were enthusiastic. “I think elephants are very cute. And my school is decorated for Christmas, it’s beautiful and impressive.” “This should be repeated, I like it when elephants come to school. Surprise, they are lovely and cute.” Later, the proboscidea still danced, so to speak. The tradition of elephant visits to schools at the end of the year has existed in the region for around 20 years.