Elephant Race

• Toby Mees, Grade 6
• Short Story
• 2014

That’s it, I’m done for the elephant behind me is massive. Why did ever enter the Elephant Race. “Damn it Gerald, RUN FASTER!” I yelled at my own elephant. Gerald trumpets in agreement. The lake is up ahead, Gerald jumps in and splashes water all over me. “Gerald I just had a shower!” I exclaimed. Laughing at my own joke I fell off Gerald’s back. I grabbed Gerald’s tail. Then Gerald crossed the finish line. “YEAH GERALD!!” I shouted.

After the presentation I hopped on Gerald’s back and we trotted home. I was holding the trophy in my hands. “We finally did it Gerald, we finally won.” I whispered quietly. When we got home I put the trophy in the glass case I had got ready earlier. Then I put Gerald in his pen and went to bed.

I woke to the sound of breaking glass. “No way!” I said. Someone was stealing the trophy! I jumped up and raced to the lounge area. Broken glass was everywhere and the trophy was gone. I ran outside and just glimpsed the car speeding done the road. “NO!!!!”I yelled after the car.

In the morning I went to the police station and reported the robbery and the number plate which was 2ASW658. Then I went on my own search to find the people that had stolen my trophy. As I drove home I saw a car drive past with the guy with the massive elephant and the number plate was covered up the guy saw me and laughed. Was it a coincidence or not then the cover on the number plate fell off. The number plate was 2ASW658. “Bingo!” I said. I swerved the car in front of the other guy’s car and stopped the engine I got out and looked the guy in the eye. He realised that I had realised that he had realised that I had realised that he was the guy who had stolen the trophy. Then he opened the door of the car and got out. He pulled a gun from his pocket and grinned. “Oh.” I said. Then he fired, I grinned “You really thought I didn’t empty that last night?” I said raising an eyebrow. “How!” he asked. “I saw you drop it so I emptied it and put it back where I found it assuming you’d pick it up.” I said. “Give me the trophy now.” “Very well.” he said. He handed me the trophy and drove away. That night I called the police to tell them not to bother finding the guy, I had sorted it.

Well there you go that was what had happened to me last weekend.