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as it glistens in the new days light.
THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT
The sun beat down on the desert parched
as over it Abra's army marched.
Its aim to destroy Ka'ba with the elephant's might
and kill many Meccans in a fierce fight!
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As the elephant approached Ka'ba most fair
it stopped in defiance and just stood there.
Somehow, even the poor dumb elephant knew
the destruction of Ka'ba is strictly taboo.
Beaten so hard because it refused
THE YEAR OF THE ELEPHANT
The sun beat down on the desert parched
as over it Abra's army marched.
Its aim to destroy Ka'ba with the elephant's might
and kill many Meccans in a fierce fight!
14
As the elephant approached Ka'ba most fair
it stopped in defiance and just stood there.
Somehow, even the poor dumb elephant knew
the destruction of Ka'ba is strictly taboo.
Beaten so hard because it refused