Tuesday 4 October 2011

Plumb Crazy



"What was that noise?" cried Caddoc, awaking with a start. He shook the sleeping Ada, saying "Hark to that, dear heart! There's something in the garden … No! It's not my dreaming head!"  But Ada cried "Why, look you, Cad! We're only just to bed." Cad drew back their bedroom curtain, to see his joy and pride- his 'Safe From Ada' garden shed - was lying on its side.

It had put up no resistance. It had truly had met its match and massive rounded footprints trailed around his cabbage patch. His leeks had been uprooted then cast in haste aside in favour of the juicy plums the intruder had espied. And, squatting on its haunches with a big smile on its face, its curled trunk picking off his plums as if it owned the place "An ELEPHANT!" cried Caddoc, and Ada sighed "What next?" She was used to Caddoc’s teasing, but today she was perplexed, for he sounded so insistent, his tale had to be true...

See, this Houdini elephant hadn’t run off from a  Zoo - but Monty Python’s Flying Circus, in the neighbourhood to entertain the public and astound the great and good, the lowly and the highborn, with acts of daring-do...I’d love to buy a ticket for that show! Now, wouldn’t you?


Thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales for producing an elephant in the room this week!
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26 comments:

  1. Isabel Doyle5 October 2011 at 08:18

    Fabulous - I especially like the shed!

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  2. Doctor FTSE5 October 2011 at 09:12

    Your inventiveness seems inexhaustible. Fun as usual, and funny. I guess the marauding pachyderm was an Abergelephant?

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  3. Trellissimo5 October 2011 at 09:14

    Doctor . . you should be sent to live in Rhyl for puns like that. But thanks for the rest.

    Isabel - Cad's shed has a long and distinguished history. Go down through the Older Posts.

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  4. Trellissimo5 October 2011 at 09:17

    P.S.

    For a moment there Doctor, I thought you'd said an 'Abergele EGGPLANT'...now there's an idea...

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  5. Dave King5 October 2011 at 12:02

    An elephant in the room, to be sure - but it seems to have gotten everywhere! Jollity all the way. A really enjoyable post.

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  6. Anonymous5 October 2011 at 13:11

    Nicely penned. Fun read, thanks :-) Emanita01

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  7. Anonymous5 October 2011 at 14:45

    Dear Trelissimo: May I bring my dead budgie?Chiccoreal

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  8. kaykuala5 October 2011 at 14:56

    It sure looks intimidating - an elephant in the garden. Very unlikely most times, but this time Ada is right! Fun offering!

    Hank

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  9. Kathe W.5 October 2011 at 16:42

    once again I am laughing-thanks!
    this reminded me of Thurber's Unicorn in the Garden.

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  10. Helen5 October 2011 at 18:09

    YES! I will purchase a book of those tickets!

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  11. Kay5 October 2011 at 18:18

    great fun and full of life and character....many thanks for you lovely comment on mine..xx kay

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  12. Gerry Snape5 October 2011 at 21:12

    like the thought of your man-cave better known in our household as the shed...of which...we have a few!

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  13. Gerry Snape5 October 2011 at 21:13

    like the thought of your man-cave better known in our household as the shed...of which...we have a few!

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  14. ds6 October 2011 at 01:01

    Poor shed! Yes, I'd buy a ticket--several, in fact--and I'll bring the spam...

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  15. Intelliblog6 October 2011 at 02:35

    LOL, good fun as always!

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  16. Chronicles of Illusions6 October 2011 at 09:07

    such fun - great read

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  17. Lucy Westenra6 October 2011 at 09:34

    I do like the Abergelephant. Entertaining as always.

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  18. Argent6 October 2011 at 10:25

    Hahaha! How do you know when an elephant's been in your fridge?

    Footprints in the butter.

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  19. Nanka6 October 2011 at 18:18

    Great fun read especially the narration of a trampling elephant and then the intruder innocently squatting on its haunches to pick off plums. Marvelous!!

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  20. Lolamouse6 October 2011 at 18:29

    Oh no! Where will Cad hide from Ada now? And yes, I'd LOVE to see the Flying Circus! May I get some albatross?

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  21. Maggie6 October 2011 at 23:16

    Yes! I miss the flying circus boys.

    Spam, spam, spam, spam.

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  22. Arnab Majumdar7 October 2011 at 05:34

    I wanted to write for this week's Magpie Prompt too, but couldn't get around to doing it because of the festivities. This one was a fantastic read, made me smile wide on a busy Friday morning :)

    Cheers,
    Arnab Majumdar on SribbleFest.com

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  23. izzy7 October 2011 at 15:17

    (I swear I left a comment- oh dear!) What a great piece! especially the plums. I had a friend and my husband report they had both seen one of my small Shetland ponies standing on his hind legs to eat apples off the tree in their paddock! A feat I would love to witness-

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  24. Jackie Jordan8 October 2011 at 01:57

    Fantastic poem that my granddaughter would love to hear at bedtime.

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  25. Christine8 October 2011 at 21:34

    This is fantastic.... I could picture the elephant's glee...

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  26. ~T~11 October 2011 at 16:30

    I think the same plum-eating pachyderm may have broken the fruiting branches off my tree. The shed is still standing, though. It must not be as tempting as Caddoc's!

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