Elephant dance (1937)

Page scan 00055 from Elephant dance

Record Details:

Title:
Elephant dance
Date:
1937
Publisher:
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons
Volume:
Elephant dance
Leaf #:
00055
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 11, 2024
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this palace of ours for so long that die creatures have Cobras in been undisturbed for years. 0lir Pa'ace This morning there was a shout of 'Cobra!' from the yard, but it turned out to be only a tree snake, a thin, speedy, vivid green thread of a thing, with an arrow-pointed head. Again there was a shout from the laboratory side and there was a whopping big scorpion just caught in the goods shed. Great menagerie we have ! On top of this the big palace elephant, Irawatha, Irawatha came towering in through our elephant gates to pay tne ^ace us a visit. He is the biggest elephant in Mysore (nine " feet eight inches). I love the big fellow. I had a ride, clambered up over his tail-end and sat on a pad, hanging for dear life on to the pad ropes. It was nice on top; easy gait. We went out on to the road and collected some huge branches for fodder and came marching in again. I haven't had such a thrill since I was 'so high'. I do love the old beasts. They are too wonderful. I gave him a loaf of bread, about as big as a crumb to him, and he rumbled in his throat to say 'thank you'. Chittaranjan Mahal. (Called now } after us, 'Elephant House'.) July 4th. This morning early the yard was full of strange Snake pipings, and looking out of the window I saw five Charmers 39