English Alien Hand 03: Golu Grows a Nose

LONG, long ago the elephant had no trunk. He had only a bulgy nose, as big as a boot. He could wiggle it from side to side, but couldn’t pick up things with it.

There was a baby elephant called Golu. He, too, had no trunk but only a bulgy nose, as small as a small boot. Golu was full of questions. He asked his tall aunt, the ostrich, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?"

Then he asked his tall uncle, the giraffe, “What makes your skin so spotty?" He asked his huge uncle, the hippopotamus, “Why are your eyes always so red?" He asked his hairy uncle, the baboon, “Why do melons taste like melons?" The ostrich, the giraffe, the hippopotamus and the baboon had no answers to Golu’s questions. “Golu is a naughty baby," they said. “He asks such difficult questions."