勺
=
丶
+
勹
:
Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.
尢
=
一
+
儿
:
Willy Walrus (w) trips over Sun Wu Kong's (儿) flute (一) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He falls badly and has to use a crutch (mnemonic symbol for 尢) subsequently, because he's lame (尢).