I’ve been decorating the house beautifully since I was born –
The house is the world.
Sidi’s eyes followed Trunkless sucking the mush of leaves into his mouth.
“Tell me again how it happened,” she asked shyly.
Trunkless’ face softened after gulping his breakfast; he burped and said, “When I was a tiny little elephant, I clumsily bent down to drink water directly with my mouth. I was so engrossed in satisfying my thirst that I ignored the crocodile who glid by. It bit my whole trunk in one bite and swam away.