Here’s what it wrote:
In the heart of the African savannah, there lived a strange and troubled elephant named Trunky. Trunky was a large and powerful creature, with tusks as long as tree branches and ears the size of sails. But despite his imposing appearance, Trunky had a deep and paralyzing fear of his own trunk.
It all started when Trunky was just a young calf. One day, he was playing with his friends in a watering hole, when one of them accidentally stepped on his trunk. Trunky let out a loud trumpet of pain and fear, and ever since then, he couldn’t stand to look at his trunk in the water reflections.
As he grew older, Trunky’s fear of his trunk only intensified. He would spend hours staring at it, imagining all sorts of horrible things that could happen if it got in the way or got caught on something. He couldn’t eat or drink properly, and he would often avoid using his trunk altogether, relying on his tusks and feet to get by.
One day, Trunky’s fear reached a breaking point. He was wandering through the savannah, when he saw his reflection in a clear stream. The sight of his trunk filled him with such terror and disgust that he suddenly lashed out with his tusks, slicing off the end of his own trunk in horror.
At first, Trunky felt a sense of relief. His trunk was gone, and he no longer had to live in fear of it. But without his trunk, he struggled to survive in the wild, unable to eat or drink properly. He grew weak and frail and other animals in the savannah began to sense his vulnerability.
One night, as Trunky was wandering alone, he was attacked by a pack of hyenas. They tore into his flesh with their sharp teeth and claws, and Trunky knew he was going to die. In a last-ditch effort to save himself, he lunged forward with his tusks, but without his trunk to help him aim, he missed his mark.
The hyenas overwhelmed him, tearing him apart piece by piece. In his final moments, Trunky realized the true horror of what he had done. His fear of his own trunk had led him to make a decision that cost him his life.
As the hyenas devoured him, Trunky’s spirit floated up into the sky, joining the ranks of the other fallen elephants who had made grave mistakes in their lives. He realized too late that his trunk was not something to be feared or despised, but rather an essential part of his being, a symbol of his power and strength.
Trunky’s tragic end served as a cautionary tale for all the other animals in the savannah, reminding them of the dangers of letting fear consume them. His memory lived on, a haunting reminder of the strange and terrible things that could happen in the wild, and the importance of embracing every part of oneself, even the parts that seemed scary or strange.