3. The Elephant Rope
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenlystopped, confused by the fact that these hugecreatures were being held by only a small ropetied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. Itwas obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but forsome reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why theseanimals just stood there and made no attempt toget away. “Well,†trainer said, “when they...
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