Ethel the Elephant is an elephant from the book Dr. Seuss's ABC on the letter "E". In the Living Books version, it is revealed that this elephant does not appear to be Horton for this elephant is female and her named is revealed to be Ethel.
She can use her trunk to make the noise of a trumpet as she plays a preparation tune. She gets a little irritated as an entertaining eagle dances on her back. She has the powers to shape shift into a globe of the earth. She has a craving for eclairs she eats, however the eclairs explode in her body after eating.
She notices a Zed coming from under her, who then swings on her trunk landing on the letters above.