chur-r-r-r-r-r

Updated: May 22, 2025

And then, one day, a sailor came down to see the elephants. He brought with him a queer little animal, with thick, brown hair. And this animal chattered in jungle talk. "Ha! I seem to know who that is!" thought Tum Tum. "Chatter! Chatter! Chat! Chur-r-r-r-r-r!" went the little brown-haired animal, as he sprang from the arms of the sailor. "Umph! Umph!" trumpeted Tum Tum.

Richard Barnum - Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant: His Many Adventures