The Stolen White Elephant
Mark Twain
A man heard a curious story from an old railway acquaintance.
In Siam, the royal white elephant was very important and only kings could have one.
One day the king of Siam decided to send the Queen of England a white elephant. The old man traveled with his servants, and the officers and helpers of the elephant on a ship. The animal was sick, and they arrived in New York harbor and stayed in Jersey City, but the elephant was stolen. The man hurried to New York to seek help and inspector Blunt decided to investigate but this was not an ordinary case.
The inspector noted some information about the elephant, than he said they had to offer a reward. The elephant could eat a Bible or a man, or anything between a man and a Bible. Detectives were sent to investigate in various directions and soon came telegrams saying where the elephant was, he killed a lot of people and destroyed everything. In a city where the elephant went, he was hit by gunfire and fled through the fog. Afterward the inspector made an appointment to negotiate with the thieves. The elephant was recovered but he was dead, he died of hunger.
Inspector Blunt got famous for solving the case but the old man lost the reward money, his job in Siam and the king's confidence.
Mark Twain
A man heard a curious story from an old railway acquaintance.
In Siam, the royal white elephant was very important and only kings could have one.
One day the king of Siam decided to send the Queen of England a white elephant. The old man traveled with his servants, and the officers and helpers of the elephant on a ship. The animal was sick, and they arrived in New York harbor and stayed in Jersey City, but the elephant was stolen. The man hurried to New York to seek help and inspector Blunt decided to investigate but this was not an ordinary case.
The inspector noted some information about the elephant, than he said they had to offer a reward. The elephant could eat a Bible or a man, or anything between a man and a Bible. Detectives were sent to investigate in various directions and soon came telegrams saying where the elephant was, he killed a lot of people and destroyed everything. In a city where the elephant went, he was hit by gunfire and fled through the fog. Afterward the inspector made an appointment to negotiate with the thieves. The elephant was recovered but he was dead, he died of hunger.
Inspector Blunt got famous for solving the case but the old man lost the reward money, his job in Siam and the king's confidence.
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