The Alphabestiary

E is for Edelweiss,

...the elephant from Elsinore who vowed she'd never be a bothersome bore, so educated herself in all things intellectual, of nature animal, vegetable, or mineral. She stored up clever remarks for parties, and brilliant ideas for seminars. Alas! Poor Edelweiss! Her neighbors were apes whose sole conversation consisted of japes about the pusillanimity of pachyderms and the possible proscription of proboscides that extended beyond the person's chin.

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