Saturday, October 14, 2006
New Arrival in the Powell Household
We awoke to strange snorting noises coming from outside our front door. Someone had abandoned a baby mammoth and left him - merely a few days old - wrapped in a blanket and sitting in a small cardboard box.
We immediately took him to heart and brought him inside. Not having much experience with baby mammoths - let alone fully grown ones - we weren't sure what to do. However Phillipa's mothering instinct took over and she cradled him in her arms. It seems that Stan (his new name) has found himself a family.
We are not sure how big he will grow, or what he eats, but suffice to say we are trying to practise hospitality to all we come across. He's a little noisy and very inquisitive, but seems to like nothing more than sitting on the table whilst reading the sport section from the Guardian.
If you have any information that might help us look after Stan please do let us know.
We hope that soon he will come and take part in a moot service and be able to meet a few more people. But do feel free to come round and meet the new member of the Powell family.
