About this tale
Thomas Trunkmuddle the elephant has everything an elephant should have-except a memory-and even a knot in his trunk can't help him remember what he was supposed to remember.
Narrated by Storylandia Classics Cast
Full recording: 3:01
There once was an elephant, big—as an elephant.
His name was Thomas Trunkmuddle.
Everything he had was elephant-sized!
But his memory? One big muddle.
He had an elephant head,
And elephant feet,
And tusks of real elephant ivory—neat!
And a trunk that he twirled like a ribbon, with flair—
Everything elephant—but memory? Not there!
He invited his friends—all elephants—for cards,
At half past three, at his place.
They come, and they trumpet: "Hello there, dear friend!"
No answer. No sound. Not a trace.
No Trunkmuddle around!
He forgot! He went out!
He was due at the Crocodiles', no doubt,
For a cup of Nile water, cool and clear:
He forgot! He didn't appear!…
