The Storyphant

An elephant story in verse

Author: Marié Heese

Illustrations by Louis Hiemstra

Published with written permission by the author

by Ann Hiemstra at Smashwords

Copy right 2012 Marié Heese

ISBN 978-0-620-52635-7

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The Storyphant

An elephant story in verse by Marié Heese

Illustrated by Louis Hiemstra

A story of an elephant is what I have for you.
I bet you don’t know everything that elephants can do.

There once was an old elephant, with big ears and small eyes
Her name was Granny Storyphant, and she was very wise.

She knew all about here and now, and also long ago
and she remembered everything she ever had to know.

She knew what elephants can eat, which bushes, leaves and trees
and found the safest path to follow, with the greatest ease.

Her troop of thirty elephants would let old Granny lead
Because the Bushveldt was her home, she’d show them where to feed.

Had you been there, you would have seen that with her walked a calf
For every step his granny took, he took four and a half.

He was the youngest elephant, still drinking from his mummy.
His name was Eddie elephant and he was quite a dummy.

He had so many questions about where and how and when
And why and why not and what for and where the road will end.