Grey as a mouse,Big as a house,Nose like a snake,I make the earth shake,As I tramp through the grass;Trees crack as I pass.With horns in my mouthI walk in the South,Flapping big ears.Beyond count of yearsI stump round and round,Never lie on the ground,Not even to die.Oliphaunt am I,Biggest of all,Huge, old, and tall.If ever you’d met meYou wouldn’t forget me.If you never do,You won’t think I’m true;But Oliphaunt am I,And I never lie.

J.R.R. Tolkien