raised his trunk and admired it
"surely folks can see
I am the only beast with one of these
clearly the gods loved me
more than others"
the elephantess
scolded
"you silly goof!
when did anyone ever see
you do something practical with that
all day you swing it back and forth
use it to feed yourself
or make that dreadful noise with it
you are so taken with yourself
you never notice
you call the lions to us"
the elephant harumphed
and swore it was not so
secretly promised to himself
if ever he figured out
how to write a sacred book
there'd be no elephantesses in it
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