| Banta bought an elderly circus elephant. But he couldn't afford to feed it. So he started a contest: entry was Rs 500, and the first person to get the elephant to jump with all 4 feet off the ground would get Rs 10,000. (He'd never seen an elephant jump with all 4 feet off the ground) All sorts of people tried, but nobody could get the elephant to jump. Finally, this little guy arrives in a car. He's carrying a bat. He walks up to the elephant, swings the bat, and crunches the elephants balls pretty badly. Needless to say, the elephant jumps, and Banta pays out the Rs 10,000. Unfortunately, Banta had barely collected enough to cover the prize, so he ran another contest. He'd never seen an elephant swing its head back and forth as if to say, "no." Same deal as before: Rs 500 per entry, Rs 10,000 prize. Lots of people try and fail. Then the little guy shows up in his car again, pulls out his bat, and walks up to the elephant. He says, "Remember me?" The elephant nods yes. The man holds up his bat and says, "Want me to use this again?" The elephant nods his head rather emphatically no.... |