Elephants Memory- A touching story

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In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. On a hike through the
bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
The elephant seemed distressed so Mbembe approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and
inspected the elephant's foot, and found a large thorn deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as
gently as he could, Mbembe worked the thorn out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant
gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stared at him. For
several tense moments Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually
the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later he was walking
through a zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures
turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe and lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it
down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant.
Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He
walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. Suddenly the elephant trumpeted again,
wrapped its trunk around one of the man's legs and swung him wildly back and forth along the
railing, killing him.

It probably wasn't the same elephant.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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[Jewels 0]

That's sick and twisted! I love it!

TPM Sister #102

[woodpecker 0]

Me likey!!

SONIC WOODY #146

There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on?

[Skyrad 0]

Oh well, can't get to much of a good thing.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

[adventurechick 0]

That's so sad!!!!!!!!!!!

PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860
SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

[Airman1270 0]

Oops... Thought this might have something to do with John Lennon's old backup band from the early 70's.

My friend's Dad owned a beach club/nightclub in Sayville, Long Island back when we were in high school. Saw the band play there once.

Anyway, cheers!
Jon S.