My pet elephant

I bought this postcard; and I thought I'd write a story about it.


Pet Elephant.

"Mommy, look what I found?" Emily shrieked at her mother from the garden.
"What is it dear?" Her mother looked up, but continued washing the dishes.
"An Elemafunt!!" She laughed as she held it up; taking the ribbon out of her hair and tying it around the small creatures neck. "Can I keep it?!"
Her mother sighed, nodded and continues her work.

The elephant was small and blue; a strange colour for any creature. But this elephant was special, it had eyes of emerald green, and a tiny tail of lace. Each little toenail was painted in a soft grey. Each floppy ear was made of the softest velvet; and Emily loved him very much. The bright blue bow that Emily had given him, nearly touched the ground when the elephant was stood up.

Emily took the elephant everywhere; she even called it Maxy. She called it this, because she didn't know if it was a boy or girl, and she figured that can be both a girl and boy name. When she told her mom Maxy's new name she smiled proudly, and held him up for inspection. She loved Maxy so much that she asked for a little pullalong, to carry him around on, because he couldn't walk by himself. Emily often took Maxy to the park, talking to him all the time. She spoke a funny little language to Maxy, that if you heard it in passing, you would thing the little girl was crazy. But when you asked her about it, she'd just smile and whisper to the little elephant.

One day, Emily was playing in the park with Maxy and she wondered off looking for flowers; she left Maxy to sit in the glorious sunshine; she told him she'd be back in a minute. But when she got back, Maxy was no where to be seen. Her little blue eyes whelled up with crystal tears and rolled down her cheeks. She called out to him; but nothing happened.
' Maxy can't walk,' she murmered staring anxiously around the park. 'Maxy is doesn't know how to talk to other people. He's going to get hurt. My poor Maxy' The tears fell quick and fast, staining her little pink dress. She sat in the grass and screamed out for her little blue elephant.
She felt a small nudge on her arm; looking up she saw the tiny elephant smiling at her; his tiny little ears flapping in the wind. She reached out to hug the animal; but he shyed away from her, taking wobbly steps towards the water.
'Maxy... where are you going?' She tried running after him, but for a beginner at walking, he got the hang of it quickly and jumped into the black water of the lake.
When Maxy jumped into the water, he sank; far beyond the sight of poor Emily. Her immediate thought was the tiny elephant needed saving, and so that's what she did. She took off her little white shoes and jumped into the murky water. As she did so, she found herself, not swimming; but floating down to the bottom of the lake. But the water wasn't as she expected, it was warm and bright; 'Strange' she thought outloud. As she spoke she realised that she was no longer in the murky lake into which she had leapt; but instead sitting on the green grass of a beautiful field.

She stood suddenly, confused. 'Where am I?' She called out, hoping for a response; looking around for her tiny elephant.