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Not so long ago
in a beautiful land, there lived a man.
In the course of time
various visitors having heard of the good land began to arrive.
One of these visitors was a particular elephant.
Though cautious about the new arrival
the man welcomed the elephant thinking perhaps he might make a new friend.
However
unbeknown to the man
Elephant was all the while hatching
a wicked plot. One night, Elephant called a meeting of his close friends.
At this dark gathering
he shared with them, his sinister scheme.
A plan to take man's property.
Later that night
as man slept soundly on his bed
he was suddenly, violently, dragged out of his hut.
It was elephant!
What's the meaning of this Mr Elephant? asked the man
In my opinion, you are making very poor use of this property.
I have therefore decided to help you out, by taking it for myself, replied the elephant
I beg your pardon!
Is this how one repays a friend's hospitality?
HELP I'm being robbed. Somebody, anybody HELP!
Man's shouts irritated elephant, who turned on the man with elephantine fury.
Knocked to the ground and about to be trampled, man screamed out, as loud as he could. AAAAAARGH!
What's going on here?! came a roaring voice.
It was King Lion!
Your highness.
I am merely trying to help this man,
but he seems to have no appreciation for my efforts.
Astonished, the man attempted to respond
But your highness! SILENCE!
I shall have no more trouble this night. Elephant. Yes your highness. Set up a commission of inquiry
and get to the bottom of this matter.
ordered King Lion.
Dejected and amazed
the man walked away
and sheltered under a tree for the night.
The following day, a commission consisting of Mr Mr Rhinoceros, Mr Buffalo
Mr Crocodile, of Mr Leopard and the chairman
honourable Mr Fox was convened.
Upon seeing its composition man protested at the fact that he had no
representatives on the commission.
He was quickly told not to worry on account of the unimpeachable character
of the commissioners all of who
have this solemn responsibility of taking care of the interests of less powerful
less intelligent animals
Mr Elephant was invited to state his case before the commission first.
My intentions were entirely honourable.
The man was making such
poor use of the property
that I could no longer stand by and watch him
continue being a victim
of his own ignorance.
The commissioners broke out in cheers and praise for Mr Elephant's
selfless heroism.
Objection!
Overruled!
Next the commission called Mr Hyena to give
expert testimony.
Ha aha haa. I saw it all.
He he haa haa. Man was in a desperate situation before
Mr Elephant came in and saved the day. Ha ha haaaa ha ha
ha ha haaa ha.
That's a pack of lies! Hyena wasn't even there
when it all happened.
interjected man
Silence!
Silence i say. Ordered Mr Fox.
I am sure,
that my fellow commissioners will agree
that in light of all that evidence
and testimony
it is now our solemn duty
to rule that Elephant will be given man's property, as this grand commission
has found him, better able to use this resource. Declared the Fox.
What?! The man was in utter shock
and attempted to make his dissatisfaction known
But that's not fair.
Be Warned! that defiance of the commission's ruling will result in dire consequences for you.
Bellowed Mr Buffalo.
Afraid that the animals would harm him and seeing that no justice was available
the man thought it best to capitulate.
In the course of time man was eventually able to build another house
and establish a new homestead for himself.
But no sooner had he began to get comfortable when in burst Mr Rhinoceros and out
went the man.
Regrettably
the same travesty of justice
repeated itself
until Rhino, Hippo, Leopard, Hyena, Fox Croc and Buffalo
each grabbed some property from the man
By this time the man was at his wits end.
Close to giving up,
he recalled an old proverb
which states
"There is nothing that walks the earth
that cannot be trapped."
The man built the largest
strongest most secure house in all the land.
On the day he finally completed it,
while he was doing final checks,
He heard the sound
of animals approaching.
Alas!
It was Mr Elephant, and his greedy gang.
We heard that your were busy making poor use of yet another property
We've come to remedy the situation
Very well, it's all yours.
The animals were surprised by this
unexpected surrender
until
Look!
He has the control!
Get him!
The greedy animals desperately gave chase
rapidly gaining ground. Closer and closer they got, but the man's head start was just enough
Man's trap had sprung
and the Greedy Lords of the Jungle were finally
locked up, where they belong.