Show B NEP MR ELEPHANT billie brownie was paying a call on sir mr lie ile had promised to take I 1 back ack to the other brownies the latest news from the elephants and mr elephant was ready to tell billie brownie what they had been thinking and talking about billie brownie was always delighted to call on mr elephants elephant for he was a great friend of his oh yes he be was waa very fond of sir mr elephant sometimes sir mr elephant danced tor for him and that always delighted billie brownie now and again he would dance with his keeper and show off all his tricks but this time billie brownie lust just wanted to have a chat with mr elephant so as to hear bear the news ive been thinking about many things said mr elephant after he be and baille brownle brownie had greeted each other of course when I 1 speak about fashions I 1 never know but what everything may change before I 1 so much as get out my opinions on fashions 1 I never really knew you had opinions on fashions chuckled billie brownie im learning on this fashion in particular said mr elephant it has taken me a long time to get all my thoughts together on this sub billie brownie was paying a call eject tor for I 1 do not think of fashions often so you are right when you say buy I 1 have no opinion on fashions you dont say just that to be sure but you were surprised to hear that I 1 had opinions on fasli fashions tons and you may still be surprised for it Is only once in awhile that I 1 do have opinions on this subject t As I 1 ay ive been a long time thinking nil all this up because ive been beai busy thinking of other things not because cause im stupid about thinking 1 I know that youre not stupid said billie bialle brownie good said mr elephant for rd id late hate to be thought stupid espell especially ally by my good friend ahille broennle Bronn le and then too as I 1 was saying the th fashions may chanke change before I 1 even tell my story im taking a long enough time about it I 1 1 I dont know what wed do it if there were fashions fasli ions in elephant land as there are in the peoples world MOW for example this fashion for ladies to hide their ears young girls do the same they cover their ears ear with their hair ive not seen any boys or men do tills this as yet but malbe haibe the fashion will spread to them too theres no telling far be it from mr elephant to say of course have to let their hair grow it if they were going to follow the fashion that Is one of the reasons we could never follow such a fashion wed have to grow long locks perhaps they have to flow but have to be fairly long and then wed have to wind our hair about and over our ears and as I 1 see no way of our getting hair im sure the fashion wilt will never come our way and if it did what a horrible time there would bel be how would people know us apart ears are so important in our wo world ald now miss smith doubtless looks quite different from miss jones even though they both have their ears covered but how could folks know miss inclan elephant unless they could see her dainty or enree cor ner der shaped ears and how could they recognize the west african ele pliant flin family illi if it for their lovely little round ears and the pride rind and joy of the the great african elephant family are t the I 1 e large napping flapping ears they can show oil oh it would be a fashion that would never dever do in elephant land tile the ears of humans are so unimportant that it matters not it if they cover them up poor dears I 1 with elephants it Is so very very different and billie brownie Brownf iF agreed as as he thought ani amusedly of how absurd it would be if there were fashions in elephant land such as there are among people |