An elephant is always thought enormous,

but I know one that’s really rather small,

a teensy weensy thing, just like a dormouse.

exactly two and one half inches tall!

His jungle is a garden full of flowers,

the grass grows right up level with his eye,

above him dandelions stand like towers

in Heaven’s vault, the lovely deep blue sky.

To us, a little insect doesn’t matter,

the buzzing of a gnat sounds rather sweet,

to him, it’s like a helicopter’s clatter,

the world is not the same when you’re petite!

He lives there all alone in self-reliance,

the birds fly past and look down in surprise,

most elephants they’ve heard about are giants,

but this one is a very different size!

Do not look on this elephant with pity,

he trumpets out his jungle songs with pride,

it doesn’t matter if you’re itty-bitty,

the most important part is what’s inside.

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