How an elephant got its ears and trunk

A tale of how an elephant came to be

There once was an elephant

Who lied for his own benefits

 

Not only did he tell lies

But listened to other peoples conversations

That wasn't meant for his ears to hear

 

The elephant one day made a mistake

He over heard someone talking about where his treasure is

It was a man and a bird

And thats where the elephant made his mistake

By grabbing something he shouldn't take

Which was a precious jewel

 

What he took belonged to a wizard

And when the wizard asked if he took what was his

The elephant just lied to the wizard

Telling him

It was not he but the bird who stole what was the wizards

The wizard knew he was lying for he saw him take his jewel

 

He told the elephant

"You may keep what you took, but never take me as a fool."

"For that I will give you a long nose

To cover the lies that come from your mouth,

And big ears for over hearing what wasn't meant for you to hear."

 

After that experience the elephant learned

To never tell another lie

Nor hear what he wasn't meant to hear

Author's Note

Wrote this for a story we had to do in class

Reviews

[mattefox]

I love it!! Has a lovely rhythm

[ChrisM]

I love this story. It's exotic and echoes the "magic carpet stories" of my childhood, while maintaining absolute credibility. The most unusual point: I've never seen an elephant cast as a baddie before!

[writingcrazy55555]

Cute story! loved it!

[Charity]

I've written one of the before. Great job!