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'That’s not my elephant, Miss Ella. Get to tickets to Cairo tonight.' I looked up from my desk, picked up the phone and sullenly said ‘alright’. But before I could make that call, I had to cancel with Eddie; Our first real date as a couple; I was making Italian spaghetti. I spent the rest of the day, calling keepers, curators and aides, Searching for missing elephants, until we boarded the plane. Cairo was warm and amusing, but my heart was with Eddie tonight; I wonder what he does for a living; but I love him, so he must be alright. 'That’s not my elephant, Miss Ella' I woke to hear him speak; 'Cairo shipped him to Paris; he’s featured at the Louvre this week. Do you know a guy named McGregor? Got his hands on this deal somehow; Thinks D.C. is the only location; more second graders to see him there now.' 'This McGregor, he’s got strange ideas; thinks Obama has brought a new voice; With young children to raise, a desire to learn... museums must make the right choice.' But I’d never heard of McGregor, I just wanted to know the next plan; For my heart was still dreaming of Eddie, and of when we could meet again. Then my boss told me that this McGregor nearly ruined the Bill of Rights; He said the small second graders couldn't see without radiant lights. He got lots of support from other curators and keeper and even some aides; I even heard tell he went out on a limb and asked one of them on a date. 'Now I hear it wasn't my elephant, posing in Paris this week; Mr. Eddie McGregor tried to take charge, but turns out he’s really quite meek. Get two tickets for home, Miss Ella; we found my elephant tonight; Mr. Eddie McGregor tried to get smart, but turns out he’s not very bright.' 'Why, Miss Ella, there’s no need to cry, we're shipping my elephant home;' But my tears had begun a minute before, when I had answered my phone. It was Eddie, and he poured it all out, then said he'd no longer come 'round; The government takes a dim view of theft; my Eddie had been sent down.
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