I wish it came in as handy as Elmer’s trunk does though, because Elmer saves the day and is rewarded with a kiss from his girlfriend. But, as an adult, I understand there’s nothing wrong with my birthmark. How many times do we remember being made fun of, or God forbid making fun of someone else, for something that wasn’t in our control and wasn’t even embarrassing anyway? I was mocked for a birthmark on my neck in school. It’s especially prevalent amongst children.

Instead of accepting the person how they are, these people decide to mock the person for this perceived flaw.

Too many times in life people become fixated on a perceived visible flaw. But when the tiger’s home catches fire, Elmer is able to save her by using his trunk as a water hose and allowing her to grab it to reach safety making his trunk, and Elmer, the hero. He runs away until he meets a giraffe he points out a lot of other animals have unusual features and it’s not worth getting upset by people, or animals, who don’t understand them. But, when she goes up into her house, the other animals make fun of his trunk. A young elephant is ashamed of his trunk after being mocked by the other animals where he lives, but learns to love it when he uses it to save his tiger girlfriend in “Elmer Elephant.” The young tiger is celebrating her birthday and Elmer is showing up with a present.

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