Dumbo!
So it could hide in the strawberry patch.... Have you ever seen an elephant in a strawberry patch? No? See, it worked!
To stomp out fires. Why do elephants have flat feet? To stomp out the burning ducks.
90+91+92+93+94+95+96+97+98+99=945
Because he only ever takes sum of the numbers!
They gave him his money back.