The glam-set at my Gala kept stealing glances upwards at the pièce de résistance of the evening. Words of shock were trying to jump out of their mouths, but in the spirit of noblesse oblige, they gulped down those words forcibly.
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson
Finally, unable to take it any more, Mrs. Halloway blurted out, louder than she intended to, “OH FOR GOD’S SAKE, WILL NO ONE ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM?”
Realizing it was time for formal introductions, I looked upwards, and said, “Stop showing off by flying in and out of these hoops, and come down immediately, Dumbo!”
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Written as a part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff Fields The objective is to write a story in 100 words or less, based on the weekly photo prompt. To read other stories inspired by this week’s prompt, visit here
Big as a house
Nose like a snake
I make the earth shake
As I tramp through the grass
Trees crack as I pass
With horns in my mouth
I walk in the South
Flapping big ears
Beyond count of years
I stump round and round
Never lie on the ground
Not even to die
Oliphaunt am I
Biggest of all
Huge, old, and tall
If ever you’d met me
You wouldn’t forget me
If you never do
You won’t think I’m true
But old Oliphaunt am I
And I never lie
jagahdilmein 
Cool!
really sweet take…
uplifting and light.
“If ever you’d met me
You wouldn’t forget me”
Great fun!
Thank you so much Neil
Would make a great playground for Dunbo!
https://iainkellywriting.com/2018/04/05/e-is-for-echternach-luxembourg/
That is why he was playing around I guess 🙂
That’s hilarious, Anurag. Made me laugh out loud. I love the way the elephant in the room is literally an elephant in the room!
Thank you so much Penny
Nice use of “Elephant in the room!” 😅
Thank you so much Shivam
Entertaining take.
Thank you so much Jilly
I like your take on the prompt. A fun write.
Thank you so much Vivian
Ha, an actual elephant! Good luck getting him to come down.
Ha ha ha, and he’s anyways an imp.
Haha! Love that idea – Dumbo flying through the hoops. What an image. We always called them ‘heffalumps’ when I was smaller, a Winnie the Pooh reference. Lovely story
What a delightful twist. I really want to see that one!
Thank you so much
Wonderful! Made me laugh out loud. And oliphants, absolutely, that’s how they should be named.
Thank you so much.
That was simply wonderful, Anurag! Totally original and smile-inducing.
Thank you so much Dale.
Absolutely delightful! Thanks for my first proper grin of the day!
My Friend Rosey – E is for Employment
Ha ha ha, my pleasure. Thank you so much Keith.
LOL! I love the last line.
Thank you so much Alice
very nice. i can actually see him in my mind. 🙂
Ha ha ha, thank you so much plaridel.
::-) A wonderful take.
Thank you so much yarnspinnerr
A lovely story with a very fun twist.
Superb, Anurag.
Thank you so much Moon
Hilarious! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you so much Russell
Loved Dumbo when I was a kid. Really fun and great take on the prompt.
Thank you so much Lisa
Bahahaha love it
Thank you so much Laurie
Ha! Ha! So we have literally an elephant in the room, I wonder if there is also a horse of a different colour.
Unlikely, though one would have thought the same about the elephant, so one can never be sure.
Such a wonderful fun story, full of images to ponder at.
Thank you so much Sarah Ann
I LOVED Dumbo when I was a little girl. Such an inventive way to use my favorite baby elephant 🙂
Thank you so much Granonine