Elephants and Rats
Elephants and Rats A long time ago there was an earthquake in a village. The village collapsed. As a result the people there left the village. But the rats living in that village decided to stay there. Rats eventually started living there. Near that village there was a lake, where herds of elephants bathed together and came to drink water. On their way through the village to the lake, the elephants would trample the rats there. So, the rat king decided to meet the elephants. He said to the elephants, “O elephants, when you travel to the village many of our rats are trampled. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider changing your ways. You call us when you need us. We will try to help you. The king of the elephants smiled and said, “We are a giant elephant community. How can you mice help us? However, we respect your request and will change our course. After a few days, the elephants were caught in nets set by poachers and entangled in the nets. They struggled hard to escape...