…The First approach’d the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
“God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like [something hiding behind] a wall!”
This post, “The Elephant of Surprise,” is from my site; http://www.spacestationnathan.com. It was part of my February “Picture Book Marathon” project (28 children’s book ideas in 28 days) I created the artwork and the title. I’d like the attribution, please. I’m a TINY blog–I’m surprised to find this here.
Stop — it’s elephantine.
(can’t trunk this)
That zoo certainly knows how to pachyderm-atic experience for its visitors.
… one they’ll never forget.
They’ll pack their trunks and never come back.
I’d be so scared I’d PEA. NUTS, there goes a mouse!
tsk, tsk, tusk
Urine a lot of trouble now, phil…
STOMP!
The forecast says there will be heavy showers.
Let's hope these folks weather the mammoth falls.Obviously a Republican, into heavy trickle down effects.
Or, rather, Holy Ganesha — “Let us spray.”
♫ I lost my heart
Under the bridge
To that elephant
Who squirted me… ♫
- “Downed by the water” by P.J. Herbivore
a mastodon of suspenseIt’s a tree! No! It’s a rope! No! It’s a SURPRISE!!!
…The First approach’d the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
“God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like [something hiding behind] a wall!”
Finding out what’s behind Wall Number 1 is obviously a proboscis of elimination…
In a world of cotton candy and happy children… the monkeys always make them smile – but the sounds of their laughter are blown away by…
The Elephant of Surprise!!!
Rated PT for Pachydermal Terror
(not recommended for viewers who are susceptible to colds after dousing.)
If only the elephant looked like he was all creepy and the people in the back were frowning it could totally be Edward Gorey-ish!
If it were more furry, it could be a character from Where the Surprise Things Are.
J is for Jami, who was elephant-squashed
K is for Kitty, who fell down as she laughed…
L is for Lucy, who will now be your host.
M is for Many, of which I am a Ghost.
C is for changeling, who got rolled down a drain
D is for Delirium, who has gone quite insane
{it's a very nice elephant, sweetie - can you make it pink?}G is for Ghost, who is tragically deạd
H is for Horton, who stepped on her head!
THerE’s aN eLEphAnt iN tHE rOoMMMM…
i naMEd hIm sHaDow-oN-tHE-waLL.
<b...I do not envy you the headache you will have when you become rational. But for now, rest well and dream of large wall flowers...(... while I dream of being less of a /b/tard type ...)
‘Sokay, bro, everybody whispers when there’s a shadowy elephant in the room…
PLEASE link this to the proper source! It comes from the amazing illustrator Nathan Hale’s blog. Here’s the link to the original post: http://spacestationnathan.blogspot.com/2010/02/land-of-doompicture-book-marathon-1828.html
This post, “The Elephant of Surprise,” is from my site; http://www.spacestationnathan.com. It was part of my February “Picture Book Marathon” project (28 children’s book ideas in 28 days) I created the artwork and the title. I’d like the attribution, please. I’m a TINY blog–I’m surprised to find this here.
Thanks for the funny, Nathan. We’re havin’ some jumbo-sized fun with it!
Must be a Canadian elephant – looks like he’s going to hose ‘er!
Oh! I don’t think I Can(l)uck!
*does not get*
The element of surprise…
Now that´s a big surprise!
surprise buttsecks!!!
That’s no pun. Tis a malapropism ^^