Elephant's ears used to stand up straight, but now they flop. Here's why:
One day Elephant stepped on Rabbit's nest and killed the baby rabbits. "Elephant did this!" Rabbit shouted when he got home. "I will be avenged!"
Rabbit and his wife waited till dark. Then they gathered grass and went to where Elephant was sleeping. Rabbit stuffed grass in one ear, and his wife stuffed grass in the other. Then Rabbit set the grass on fire.
Elephant jumped up, screaming!
The fire burnt the hinges of Elephant's ears, and they couldn't stand up anymore. Now Elephant's ears are floppy.
Inspired by: Negro Myths from the Georgia Coast by Charles C. Jones.
Notes: This story is "Buh Rabbit and Buh Elephant."
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