Three Days and Counting Down...

Here is a story i wrote when i was young and had english tuition. We were asked to write a story/composition and i can't remember if i made it up or i took the idea from somewhere. In any case, i've decided to put it here coz i told it to my oliphant and she said it would made a good children's book. The tuition teacher said almost the exact same thing (yarh yarh, i caught the 'shameless' disease from the 'ever-so-pretty' flowerger >.<). In some way, its also dedicated to my oliphant, for this upcoming Valentine's Day. *grins* So here it goes (oh yarh, pls note that any names here that are related to real characters are purely concidental and i've slightly improved the story >.<):

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The Story Of Why Elephant's (or Oliphant's >.<) Trunk Is So Long And Why Rabbit's (or Wabbit's >.<) Tail Is So Short.

One day, winnie-the-pooh was stolling along the forest one day, looking for honey. He thought to himself: hhmm... My birthday is coming soon, so i shall hold a birthday party. I can get heaps of presents and honey. Yippee!

And so, he sent out his invitations the next day. He invited owl, tigger, oliphant, wabbit, kangaroo, fox and lots of other animals. He even invited Christopher, who was a boy and a good friend. Now, in those days, oliphant's trunk was rather short and wabbit's tail was rather long. They both liked it anyway and had no complaints. Everyone was excited and discussed what sort of presents to get for him. They also helped winnie-the-pooh organised the party, such as the party decorations and his birthday cake.

Now, fox was thinking to himself: hhmm... i don't have much money left. So what should i get for winnie-the-pooh's present? I know! I shall get a shirt for him, seeing he's so stark naked now.

And so, he went shopping for a nice shirt for winnie-the-pooh. He saw a nice red shirt that was going for pretty cheap (made in China >.<) and within his budget. He happily bought the shirt, even wrapped it nicely in a box and prepared for the upcoming party. The day soon arrived and everyone was having fun. All the animals played games and laughter filled the forest. The birthday song was sang and the birthday cake was ate. Next came the opening of presents. Winnie-the-pooh opened them and like all of the presents. Then, he opened fox's present.

"Wow! what a nice shirt!" winnie-the-pooh said. He liked the red shirt so much, that he put it on straight away. "Hey! It fits nice and snug! Thank you so much, fox!" Fox blush, "Not a problem, winnie-the-pooh. I thought you might like it."

Suddenly, it rained. "Oh crap! Everyone, run for shelter!" Christopher hollered. So, with much confusion, all the animals ran for shelters to try and avoid the rain. Winnie-the-pooh tried to find some shelter too, but after all that birthday-cake eating, he was rather slow. The poor bear ran around, trying to find some shelter that could keep him dry. Sadly, he was a little too slow and got drenched in the process.

Soon, the sun came out and all the animals wandered out of their shelters. "Oh no! Look at winnie-the-pooh!" Winnie-the-pooh was wearing his new red shirt when he got drenched and the shirt had shrunk (being made in China and all >.<)! "Oh dear! I'm so sorry, winnie-the-pooh!" Fox apologised profusely and tried to get it off, but to no avail. The bigger animals like oliphant tried to pull it off too, but no one could do it. Fox felt responsible for this mishap and thought really hard for a solution to overcome this problem.

"I know! Lets form a chain to combine our strengths and pull the shirt off him!" Fox said. "Sounds like a great idea!" Owl agreed (being wise and all that >.<). All the animals then formed a chain to pull the shirt off winnie-the-pooh. "Where shall i go then?" Oliphant asked. "Why don't you stand at the back? You are strong and big, just what we need for an anchor-man at the back." Owl said. Oliphant then stomped happily to the back and wrap her trunk around the animal in front (since she stomped on all four legs >.<).

"Everyone ready? On the count of three... One... Two... Three! Pull!" Fox shouted and all the animals pulled. Fox was holding winnie-the-pooh, so he wouldn't get pulled away, while shouting encouragements to the other animals. "Come on, guys! Just a little more! Come on, guys! Pull!" As the animals pulled, oliphant pulled with all her might and astonishinly, her trunk began to grow! It grew longer... And longer... And longer!

Whoosh! With the combined might of all the animals, the shrunken red shirt came off suddenly and all the animals landed in a heap. Sadly, during the pulling, one animal had grabbed wabbit's tail to pull and most of his tail came off, leaving only a short furry tail. Oliphant's trunk didn't shrink back to its normal length and became its length today.

And that my friends, is why oliphant's trunk is so long, and why wabbit's tail is so short (and to a lesser extent, why winnie-the-pooh now wears a red shrunken shirt >.<). :D
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Valentine's Day Dedication to my oliphant:
"There is love that, through its willingness to sacrifice everything, brings hope to the world.
There is love that tries to overcome pride and a lust for power, but fails. The world is darker for its failure, but it is only as a cloud dims the sun. The sun - the love, still remains.
Finally, there is love lost in darkness. Love misplaced, misunderstood, because the lover did not know his - or her - own heart."
Dear, your love for me is the sun. You have brought such hope, light and warmth in my previously cold and hard life. Thank you for loving me so much. I know my own heart and because of that, my love for you is bathed in a light that will always remain. I love you. Happy Valentine's Day, my oling oliphant. *muack!*