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    Elephant Story

    Sometimes these "heartwarming" stories are a bit too sappy for me, but
    > I found this one truly interesting. Please read on.
    >
    > In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from
    > Northwestern University.
    >
    > 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 Mikele approached it very carefully.
    >
    > He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a
    > large piece of wood deeply embedded in it.* As carefully and as gently
    > as he could, Mikele worked the wood 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 curious look on
    > its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mikele stood
    > frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the
    > elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mikele never
    > forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
    >
    > Twenty years later, Mikele was walking through the Chicago Zoo with
    > his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of
    > the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mikele and his son
    > were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mikele, 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, Mikele couldn't help wondering if
    > this was the same elephant.* Mikele 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. The elephant trumpeted
    > again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mikele's legs and slammed him
    > against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same
    > elephant.
    >

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    Elephant Story

    HAAAAAAHAHAHAH!! I love sick humor. Thanks Hart!
    Sometimes I wonder...."Why is that frisbee getting bigger?"...and then it hits me.

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      Elephant Story

      despite your warning, i still thought it was going to be some kind of 'daniel and the lion' kind of thing! caught me out big time, thanks!!!

      roxane

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