The Tiny Elephant

The Tiny Elephant

There was once a tiny elephant called George. His tiny stature was not due to any ailment, disease or accident at birth. George was the victim of a special curse. You see, as a baby, this elephant would throw sticks with his trunk at passing Weebles. Weebles (or Weebi) are the size of a healthy melon, covered in fur like that of a mammoth and have two pink eyeballs.

What is special about the Weebi are their eyes.

If poked or prodded with any kind of instrument, they explode in a mass of magenta goo. At 1 year of age, George was searching for sticks for his daily splat session. He stumbled across a silver tube, stars sparkling off the surface as the sun reflected off the glitter that covered it. Wrapping his trunk around this shiny object, he stopped suddenly when it made a noise - 'zoink!’. George was not deterred however and headed for the Weebi parade. Slowly but surely a bulbous Weeble bounced passed. George stayed silent and still until the right moment when ZOINK! - Magenta flew through the air and the Weeble rolled off in a benny.

George looked down at the silver glitter tube curiously. It was beginning to turn green, flashing pink and white like a firework. The lights got brighter and it began to shake until the tube shattered. George closed his eyes and on opening looked ahead of him, confused by a rather strange looking tree. After a few seconds, he realised this was not a tree but was in fact a plant. George was now the size of an eyeball. A human eyeball.On upsetting the Weebles for 1 whole year, they grew tired of George’s discrimination against their bulging magenta eyes. A decision was made to contact their home planet where a court date was held. The glitter tube was sent down to earth ready for George to use and in turn, shrink him for his crimes.

George now spends his days collecting coconuts for the Weebi. Once he has gathered enough to make beautiful covers for their sensitive eyes, he can return to normal size. The only problem is, when you are the size of a human eyeball, collecting coconuts can take a long, long, long time…