Long time ago, there was a pig that was always using its nose to smell things.  He was searching for food.

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One day, it came across a gigantic block of ice.  The pig had never seen the ice before and thought it might contain food.  As usual it was nose first.  As his nose touched the ice it got stuck. 

He tried to pull himself free but failed.  In desperation, he used his ears to push but those were also stuck.  As he continued pulling, his ears became longer.  The same happened to his nose.  He also tried pushing with his teeth.  As he pushed, two of them started growing longer and became a tusk.

He was stuck for many weeks, standing out in the open exposed to the sun.  His skin turned bright red then grey. 

Finally the snow melted.  By that time he was famished.  He started eating everything he could find.  As his size grew, his legs also started growing in size and height.  Slowly, he changed and started take the appearance what is now known as elephants.

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