The Biggest Competition Ever 2017 - Volume 2 (Weeks 6-10)

Ralph the Elephant (theoldPoet) (8)

once upon a time there was an elephant, named Ralph

who was afraid of the night

the darkness really scared him

and the creepy, crawly creatures gave him a fright

"you will grow out of this," his mommy said

"when you are just a little bit older"

his daddy scowled at him, a little

"you're an elephant, be a little bolder"

but try as he might, Ralph just couldn't

get comfortable when the sun went down

he still didn't like the eerie darkness

or having to sleep on the ground

one day, while Ralph was playing

with his elephant buddies, near a stream

he noticed a clump of cherry trees

he got an idea, his smile grew and beamed

later that night, while everyone slept

Ralph gathered up all the red berries he could find

and stomped them with his big feet

until they were a red mush, fine

see Ralph had a great plan

to help him get a good night's sleep

he started dabbing his body with the red mush

quietly, not daring to make a peep

the next morning, when the other elephants awoke

Ralph was no where to be found

the other elephants started looking for him

in the forest and on the ground

hours later, still no Ralph anywhere ar all

the elephants all gathered at the stream

"where or where is my little Ralphie," his mommy cried

"this is such a bad dream."

"i'm here," came a voice from above

all the elephants started looking around

they could hear Ralph, but couldn't see him

not in the stream, he forest or the ground

suddenly, the ground shook slightly

as Ralph appeared, out of nowhere

his mommy gasped, daddy too

one second no Ralph, the next he was there

"why are you covered in red dots?"

his mommy wondered out loud

"and where in the world were you hiding ?

somewhere up in the clouds?"

Ralph laughed and shook his head

"no. i got this great idea you see.

i stomped berries and painted myself with red dots

so i could hide and sleep in the cherry trees"

so, in the mornings, if you are near elephant stream

and there are no elephants to be found

don't despair, for just a few minutes later

there will be dozens all around

and don't try to pick the cherries

they might not be cherries, you see

for now all elephants cover themselves with red dots

and sleep soundly in the cherry trees

and they all slept happily ever after