Originally the elephant had a short nose the size of a boot, flexible but useless for grasping things. One little elephant was insatiably inquisitive. He asked so many questions that all his relations spanked him....
Rudyard Kipling - The Elephant's Child and Other Tales
The Elephant's Child and Other Tales
Rudyard Kipling
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Originally the elephant had a short nose the size of a boot, flexible but useless for grasping things. One little elephant was insatiably inquisitive. He asked so many questions that all his relations spanked him.