UDHAGAMANDALAM: When Zumila built her house with the roof just below the road level, she knew there was the risk of a vehicle veering off the road and plunging into the house. But not in her wildest dreams did she expect an elephant to crash through the roof.A jumbo and its year-old-calf were out on a stroll in the early hours of Thursday in the Kozhipalam area in Gudalur town when the baby stepped on the asbestos roof of the house. The roof gave way and the calf vanished into a hole right in front of the eyes of its horrified mother.Zumila, 30, and her 45-day-old baby were deep asleep when a deafening crash jolted them awake. In the dim light Zumila could see an elephant in the room looking dazed.Just a bad dream, she thought, and wanted to go back to sleep. But things started happening. On hearing the terrified baby shrieking, the equally petrified calf went berserk. Zumila grabbed her baby and made a dash for the kitchen. "The elephant calf , in its haste to get out of this strange environment, knocked her down causing minor injuries," said P Ganesan, forest officer, Gudalur range.The calf could not get out of the house as the front door was closed. Just as Zumila was desperate to save her child, the calf's mother too was looking for ways to get its baby out of the mess.“The mother elephant broke open the back door of the house and pulled the calf out,“ said the forest official.“Once we received the information, we went to the spot and coaxed the elephant and its calf back to the forest,“ Ganesan said. Located on the Ooty-Kozhikode road, Kozhipalam is just 500 metres away from a reserve forest area.A badly shaken Zumila has been admitted to Gudalur Government Hospital “We have photographed the damaged house. After procedural formalities, the government will recommend compensation to be paid to the family," the official added.