The Adventures of Dot and Mae

Hello everyone! Look, today Dot and Mae are having an elephant parade! They are very happy as you can see in the picture. While about in their magical slipper, Dot and Mae discovered a family of elephants living in the living room (maybe that’s where the name came from?!) Well, of course they landed the slipper and went to meet the elephants.

The father elephant is named Manu and his wife is named Amiya. They have a daughter named Balamani and a little baby son named Sohail. Sohail gave Mae a ride and Dot was allowed to climb onto Manu and lead the way! While they went on their elephant walk Amiya recited a very funny poem for the girls, it was written by a woman named Laura E. Richards

ELETELEPHONY

Once there was an elephant,
Who tried to use the telephant -
No! No! I mean an elephone
Who tried to use the telephone -
(Dear me! I am not certain quite
That even now I’ve got it right.)

Howe’er it was, he got his trunk
Entangled in the telephunk;
The more he tried to get it free,
The louder buzzed the telephee -
(I fear I’d better drop the song
Of elephop and telephong!)

The girls just loved that poem so much! After a while they found a nice spot under the umbrella tree plant and had a little picnic of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and lemonade. You didn’t see a picnic basket, you say? Well you silly! Of course it was packed in their trunk!

While they ate, Dot and Mae told the elephant family some very funny elephant jokes - and Manu laughed so hard he shot lemonade out his trunk and sprayed everyone! Well, after that everyone was so sticky they kept getting stuck to everything they touched - including each other! It was quite a sight. So, off they went back to the little slipper. Dot and Mae waved goodbye to the wonderful elephant family and went home for a long bubble bath.

They will leave you with some of the elephant jokes they shared with Manu, Amiya, Balamani, and Sohail.

Q: How do you stop an elephant from charging?
A: Take away his credit card.

Q: Why did the elephant cross the road?
A: Chicken’s day off.

Q: Why are elephants wrinkled?
A: Have you ever tried to iron one?

Q: What do you call an elephant with a machine gun?
A: Sir

Q: What does Tarzan say when he sees a herd of elephants in the distance?
A: “Look, a herd of elephants in the distance”

Q: What does Tarzan say when he sees a herd of elephants with sunglasses
A: Nothing. He doesn’t recognize them.

Q: What does Tarzan say when he sees a herd of giraffes in the distance?
A: “Haha! You fooled me once with those disguises, but not this time!”

Q: What is the difference between en elephant and a plum?
A: An elephant is grey.

Q: What does Jane say when she sees a herd of elephants in the distance?
A: “Look! A herd of plums in the distance” (Jane is colour blind)

Q: How do you get four elephants into a Mini Cooper?
A: Two in the front, two in the back.

Q: What game do four elephants in a Mini play?
A: Squash

Q: The Lion (king of the animals) gathered all the animals for a meeting, all of them showed up except the elephants. Why?
A: They were stuck in the Mini.

Q: How many giraffes can you fit in a Mini?
A: None, the elephants are in there!