Character Sketches for "Infirm Pachyderm"

This year, my class will be illustrating Jane Yolen's "Infirm Pachyderm" to compete for the Raab Prize. The main character, the elephant, becomes sick and dies in the span of four words. It's really clever word play, and I hope to keep the illustrations just as clever by using fabric that will unravel as the elephant experiences its demise. These are some character sketches/experiments.