1) In the past, all animals lived in harmony without hurting each other. 2) One day, Cheetah and Lion saw a shiny object and both wanted it, causing conflict between the brothers. 3) Lion grew big and strong by eating other animals to get revenge on Cheetah for keeping the shiny object. 4) When Elephant learned Lion planned to kill Cheetah, Elephant grew very large and strong with tusks and a trunk to save his friend from Lion.

1. The Story of Elephant, Lion, Cheetah, and the Shiny (evil themed music here)<br />In that time long ago, before humans had come and ruined things, all animals lived in harmony. The fly was not trapped by the spider, the rat was not eaten by the cat, and the elephant was very small. The elephant was small because there was no need to be big and defend oneself. No animal ever ate another and neither did one hurt another. All things were fed by the great Sun. All was peace and fluffy clouds and those horses that are white and have a horn sticking ostentatiously from their forehead.<br />Peace was good to the animals. They frolicked all day in fields of daises and sunshine, but peace cannot satisfy everyone forever. Sometimes in peace there arises a want for more. One day, while Cheetah walked with his brother Lion, Cheetah saw a shiny thingy on the ground not far away. “Ahhhhhhhhhh Shiny”!!!! cried Cheetah. Cheetah, having nothing in his heart but to have the Shiny, ran as fast as he could. Lion also greatly desired the shiny, and ran after his brother to get the thing first. Cheetah and Lion raced but Cheetah greatly outdistanced his brother and took the shiny when he reached it. Lion begged to see the shiny, but Cheetah, thinking him jealous and wanting to take the thing, would not let him see. Lion grew angry.<br />Lion needed a way to get back at Cheetah. He had been insulted by his brother. So Lion schemed and connived and plotted. Lion now had a plan to get back at his brother Cheetah. Lion would grow big and strong by eating other animals.<br />So first, Lion ate Gazelle. When Sun saw this he was horrified. Sun’s heart was broken like a child when given homework. Sun died from a broken heart at the evil of Lion. In vengeance before he died, Sun gave Lion a terrible haircut and that is why Lion has a mane. Lion though, did not care about his hair. All Lion desired was the shiny. So Lion ate Zebra, and Mouse, and all of the African animals until he was big and strong.<br />Loin then went to Cheetah and said to him “Brother, you will give me the Shiny”. <br />“Shiny,” exclaimed Cheetah, “Why, whatever do you mean?”<br />“Ahmragerlefrad! If you will not give me the Shiny I will take it” Roared Lion.<br />Now you must understand a little about Elephant. Elephant was a small creature no bigger than a well sized dog. Elephant had neither trunk nor tusks, only his big ears that let him hear everything. Elephant was fast friends with Cheetah, and Elephant loved Cheetah very much. When Elephant learned that Cheetah was going to be killed by his brother Lion he ran to do something. Elephant first found two long white sticks bleached by the sun, and held them in his mouth. He also found a reed and stuck it into his nose. He would use these things as weapons.<br />When Earth, the new ruler of things after the death of sun, learned of the courage of Elephant she was overjoyed at the prospect that there was still good in some of the animals. So, as a gift and a favor Earth made Elephant very big and mighty. She made Elephant even bigger than Lion, who was at the time the biggest of all creatures. Earth also fused the Sticks into Elephants mouth as teeth, and fused the reed to Elephants nose to make a trunk. Last Earth gave Elephant gray skin that was hard like stone.<br />When Earth was done Elephant was mighty indeed. Elephant ran to save his friend Cheetah from Lion. When Elephant arrived he trumpeted his trunk and charged Lion. Lion was not afraid, for he believed himself the mightiest of all the animals. Elephant gored Lion and ripped open his stomach releasing all of the other animals from him. Lion yelped like a large mouse and ran off. Elephant was praised by Cheetah and the animals, and seeing Elephant’s worth Earth let him keep his gifts of skin, size, teeth, and trunk. But to make Elephant wiser Earth turned him into a woman, which is why Elephants are ruled by their females.<br />