Oh, the fierce, wild wind that bends the trees
Where the great hills sit in state!
Oh, the soft, moist earth where the long grass sweeps!
Song of the Captive Elephant.
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ahmoud, swinging his wrinkled old trunk to and fro dejectedly, ignored the stack of fresh timothy which the Keeper had dumped on the floor of the Elephant House. There was a band of iron clasped tightly just above one of his great forefeet. Mahmoud had surged back in his discontent till the chain, attached to the iron and to a [Pg 2]ring in the floor, creaked with the strain upon it. His broad ears flapped forward listlessly, but not far enough to conceal3 the moisture in his dim old eyes which gathered now and then into glistening4 drops that rolled down his cheeks and were lost in the huge wrinkles at the corners of his mouth. Duchess, his faithful mate, who stood at his side twisting up bunches of hay and tucking them into her mouth, understood and was sad. At intervals5 in her repast she would pause to stroke Mahmoud's furrowed6 cheek with the tip of her trunk. But her sorrowful mate was not to be wooed from his melancholy7.
Presently, from a little distance up the Park walk leading to the door of the Elephant House, came a familiar tinkling9 sound that caused Mahmoud to turn his head in that direction with a show of interest. A boy was approaching, and at every step some [Pg 3]straps of iron on his little crooked10 leg clanked together. The sound was not unlike that made by the iron on Mahmoud's leg. The boy's face was pale, but his eyes were blue and very bright. A little girl skipped along at his side. The boy's clothes were shabby, but the little girl's plumage was rich and as gay as that of some tropical bird. Perhaps it was this that caused the boy to call her "Princess," when he made slow and deferential11 response to her eager chatter12. It was plain that she was accustomed to rule, for whenever she was admonished13 by the young woman in dark clothes who followed a few steps behind with a book under her arm, she would merely shrug14 her pretty shoulders. Her manner toward the boy was a trifle condescending15, but it was also affectionate, for she called him "Toots."
The entire front of the Elephant House [Pg 4]was open, for it was summer. When Toots and the Princess had reached the iron railing within a yard of Mahmoud's swaying trunk, they stopped. The young woman in dark clothes seemed to understand that this was their destination, for she seated herself on a bench at the side of the walk, and was soon deep in the pages of her book.
Mahmoud shuffled16 forward as far as the chain on his leg would let him, thrust forth17 his trunk and felt gently the iron on the boy's crippled leg.
"Oh, Toots, he knows you!" exclaimed the Princess. "That is what he did yesterday."
Though the Princess shrank back, Toots showed no fear. Appearing satisfied as to the boy's identity, Mahmoud turned to his mate, and they stood cheek by cheek, swaying their trunks in unison18.
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"They are talking again," said the Princess, with a little shriek19 of delight. "Toots, you must tell me what they are saying to each other."
Toots did not stir. A flush of pink had stolen into his pale cheeks. There was a far-away look in his eyes, yet they were sparkling. His lips were moving, but no sound came from them at first. Strange mumblings were coming from the cavernous mouths of the elephants. The Princess stamped her foot with authority and commanded:
"Toots, tell me, as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying."
But already, in a low, monotonous20 voice, as though in a dream, the boy was interpreting the talk of Mahmoud and his mate.
"Behold21, it is the little Limping Boy," said Mahmoud, with his lips close to the ear [Pg 6]of Duchess. "My old eyes are dim, but with my two fingers have I felt the iron on his leg, and I know it is he."
"Verily, it is he, my Lord," answered Duchess, caressingly22. "And with him again is the strange little bird without wings—or, mayhap the gaudy23 creature is of his own people."
"It is well. Do you recall, O Light of my Life, how the little Limping Boy stood at our door and talked softly to himself? I remember such a boy long, long ago in the Jungle, before the days of my captivity24, only he was naked and had brown skin—as brown as that of my baby sister."
"I, too, saw and heard him, my Lord. I thought he talked of us and pitied us in our captivity."
Now Mahmoud ceased his talk and for a moment reflected deeply. At length he said:
"Lo, there are two worlds, O Light of my Life, the Master World and the Menial World; and few there be that stand between. I know not how it happens that we, thou and I, my beloved, are of the Menial World, but it is so. We be Menial People, and the little Limping Boy is of the Master People; yet it clings in my mind that he is nearer."
Again Mahmoud paused to reflect; but Duchess broke in with conviction, saying:
"My Lord, may it not be that the little Limping Boy is one that stands between?"
"That is a matter upon which I have pondered deeply," sighed Mahmoud. "It is evident that he understands our talk. He has the iron upon his leg, yet his talk is not the talk of the Menial People. Alas25, I can not be sure on this point. These Master People have strange ways and a strange [Pg 10]tongue. When their skins are dark, as they are in the jungle, their talk is not so difficult; but when their skins are white and covered with strange raiment, their words convey no meaning to my ears."
Mahmoud's head drooped26 again. He was very old, and, like all those who are burdened with years, he was wont27 to ponder sadly on the joys of his past. But presently he raised his head and seemed to be listening.
"Look, Friend of my Youth," he said, after a moment, "is it the chirp28 of our merry little gossip, the sparrow, that I hear?"
"No, my Lord," answered Duchess, soothingly29, "Pwit-Pwit is late this morning. I tremble when I recall his boastful tale of yesterday; how he entered the cage of the lioness' treacherous30 young cubs31."
"Be calm, beloved," said Mahmoud, "the [Pg 11]cubs are not too young to know the Law of the Menial People."
It appeared that Duchess, being of the weaker sex, and devoted32 to her domestic duties, had but a vague notion of the Law. So Mahmoud, with much dignity, enlightened her in these words:
"It is the Law of the Menial People, O Joy of my Heart, that Pwit-Pwit, the sparrow, shall go and come at his pleasure throughout the Menial World, enjoying the hospitality and protection of all. And of a truth this is meet, for is not the sparrow official news-gatherer and gossip for all the Menial People? Verily, is not he the only one of our world that is not locked fast in a yard or in an iron cage by the Master People? Lo, when we of the Menial World were brought by our masters from the forests and plains and jungles to the place of [Pg 12]our captivity, Pwit-Pwit was already here to give us welcome. Therefore, it is the Law of the Menial World that no claw nor tooth shall be raised against him."
When Mahmoud had finished his discourse33 the sparrow suddenly dropped out of the sky at his feet with a chirp and a cheerful toss of his head.
"You are late to breakfast this morning, little one," said Mahmoud; "but I waited for you, O Messenger of Cheer, though my beloved mate has eaten a few mouthfuls, being hungrier than I."
"I would have been here sooner," answered the sparrow, "but I found it necessary to give one of those young lions a lesson. He forgot about the Law, and tried to catch me in his mouth. But I was too quick for him. You should have seen me then. I flew at his eyes and gave them a good pecking. [Pg 13]Then I had to go and tell his mother. Didn't you hear her roaring at the little upstart to behave himself? Oh, you can trust me to educate those young lions in the Law."
"Verily, I heard the mother lion roar, and feared for you," said Mahmoud. "But come, there are some choice grass seeds in the deep wrinkles of my neck, and I will scatter34 more there for you. If you are tired, you can step on the end of my trunk and I will lift you up to your breakfast."
But Pwit-Pwit said that he was not at all tired. He flew up to Mahmoud's shoulders and was soon pecking greedily at the seeds which he found in the wrinkles between the great flapping ears. Duchess had resumed her repast, and Mahmoud began attacking the stack of timothy with manifest appetite. As the two friends, one so huge and the other [Pg 14]so tiny, took their breakfast together, the sparrow chirped35 a constant torrent36 of gossip, which Toots, never hesitating, interpreted for the Princess. At length only some scattering37 wisps were left of the stack that the Keeper had brought for the old elephant. Mahmoud gathered them up, sweeping38 his trunk over the floor daintily, then rolled them into a little bundle, which he thrust half-way into the side of his mouth. Then, rolling his trunk about the ends of the wisps containing the dried grass seeds, he tore them off, and holding them back over his head, said to Pwit-Pwit:
"Are you there, little one?"
"Here I am, right between your ears," chirped the sparrow.
"Look then for the large round seeds," said Mahmoud. "But first brace39 yourself well behind my ear, little one, for I am going to blow the dust out of your breakfast. Dust is not good for the stomach."
With these words Mahmoud blew a little puff40 of wind through his trunk into the handful of grass seed about which it was curled, and then dropped the seeds in a little shower right at Pwit-Pwit's feet.
"Thank you," said the sparrow. "You have found me a delicious breakfast." And he pecked away at the seeds until he could hold no more.
Then Pwit-Pwit noticed that Mahmoud had stopped eating and was swinging his trunk about in a mournful manner.
"What's the matter, old chap?" chirped [Pg 16]the sparrow. "Have you lost your appetite?"
"Alas!" sighed the old elephant, "I pine for the roar of my native Jungle, little one. I long to plunge41 through the great, wild forest and feel the swish of the branches at my sides. Even the chatter of idle and foolish monkeys would be music in my ears."
"Why don't you go home for a visit?"
"Alas, little one, I am too old, even if the Master People would release me. Never again shall I breathe the fresh breath of the hills; never again hear the roar of the Jungle."
Mahmoud's head drooped lower than before. Pwit-Pwit pecked at his ear to get his attention, and chirped:
"Cheer up, old chap, I can't bring the Jungle to you, 'tis true; but I think I can manage the roar all right."
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"Pride of my Heart," said Mahmoud, turning eagerly to his faithful mate and stroking her cheek, "do you hear? Pwit-Pwit, the all-wise, says he can gladden our ears once more with the roar of the Jungle."
"Pwit-Pwit, if you can do that," said Duchess, trembling with joy, "we will be your slaves."
"Oh, it is nothing, nothing at all," chirped the sparrow with affected44 modesty45. "I will go and prepare all the Menial People for the signal, and when I return I will tell you what to do."
Having chirped this promise into Mahmoud's grateful ear, the sparrow flew down from the old elephant's back, and hopped past the little Limping Boy and entered the adjoining house of the two-horned rhinoceros46. Toots and the Princess could see [Pg 18]all that occurred from where they stood. The great beast was lazily sharpening his horns on the hardwood planks47 of his house. Pwit-Pwit flew at his eyes, at which he pecked saucily48, saying:
"Attention, pig! Be ready for the signal. When you hear it, if you have any voice left in your fat old carcass, use it, or never hope to hear the roar of the Jungle again."
Hearing these words, the dull-witted beast began lifting up first one foot and then another, in a sort of clumsy dance. The sparrow, perceiving that he was eager for the roar of the Jungle, wasted no more words on him, but flew straight up in the air and then darted49 off toward the house of the lions, tigers and leopards51. Toots and the Princess saw him fly in through the open door, then, after a moment of silence, heard muffled52 roars from the lions, followed by the [Pg 19]excited chatter of monkeys in the adjoining house, and soon beheld53 him emerge and dart50 toward the dens54 of the bears.
"The sparrow is keeping his word," said the Princess, clapping her hands. "He is warning all the Menial People to be ready for the signal."
"Hush," said the little Limping Boy, in a low voice. "Look at Mahmoud and the Duchess."
The Princess looked, and beheld a most astonishing sight. The old elephants had twined their trunks together above their heads and were waving them as though in time to music.
"They are singing," said Toots. "They are singing about the happy times they had long, long ago in the great forest where they were born."
The Princess could not hear the song, but [Pg 20]she beheld the waving trunks and felt certain that Toots could hear it. As they sang, the old elephants grew each moment more excited. So engrossed55 were they with the memories that inspired them that they forgot the sparrow utterly56. When Pwit-Pwit returned, he had to fly up and peck at their eyes to get their attention.
"Do stop your singing and pay attention," chirped the sparrow, petulantly57. "You can sing at any time. Listen. I have prepared all the Menial People for the signal. They are waiting. You can hear the chatter of those idiotic58 monkeys at this moment. A monkey can never keep a secret."
"The lions," said Mahmoud, eagerly, "are the lions ready?"
"The lions were delighted," answered Pwit-Pwit; "they can hardly wait for the signal."
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"And Caliph and Fatimah, the old hippopotami—"
"They, too, are ready," interrupted the sparrow, impatiently. "I told you I could manage it, and I have. The signal! The signal!"
As he gave this order, Pwit-Pwit flew up to his favorite perch59 on Mahmoud's ear. The elephants, trembling with excitement, turned their faces toward the Lion House and wagged their trunks aloft. Mahmoud's eyes opened to twice their usual size, and the little Limping Boy thought that they shone red, as though from anger. He was half afraid, and wondered what was going to happen. The Princess clasped his hand tightly in one of hers, and he could feel that she was trembling.
"It must be all right," said Toots, "or the sparrow would fly away. See, he still [Pg 22]sits on the rim of the old elephant's ear, as calm as you please."
Suddenly Mahmoud straightened out his trunk to its full length toward the Lion House, and blew through it a blast that rang in the ears of the two children for many a day after. Duchess followed with another, shriller and more ear-splitting. Then the two elephants paused to listen. Almost immediately they were answered from the Lion House. First, Sultan replied with a deep, terrible roar that caused Mahmoud's eyes to sparkle with delight. Then Caliph, the patriarch of all the hippopotami, joined his voice to that of the old lion. It was a voice like the sound of a mighty60 waterfall. Between the roars of Sultan and Caliph could be heard those of Fatimah and Cyrus, the younger hippopotami, whose voices were less deep and steady, because not so well trained.
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From all directions came answers to Mahmoud's signal. There was the snarling61 scream of the tigers, leopards and pumas62; the wolves and hyenas63 barked in their wild and dreadful way; the bears growled64; eagles screamed; the shrieking65 chatter of the monkeys was ear-splitting. The two-horned rhinoceros grunted66 terribly. The solitary67 elephant next door, who was in disgrace for attacking the Keeper, put his four feet close together, humped up his back and trumpeted68 so loudly that Mahmoud and Duchess held their breath and listened, overcome with joy.
At length, having recognized the voices of all the Menial People, Mahmoud and Duchess again stretched forth their trunks and trumpeted with all their might. At this the efforts of all the animals were redoubled. This was indeed the roar of the [Pg 24]Jungle. The ground seemed to tremble, so terrible was the din8. The Keeper, who often went fearlessly into the cage of Sultan, even putting his hand in the great brute's mouth, could be seen running from the Lion House, pale, and with his hair on end. And through it all the sparrow never moved from his perch on the rim of Mahmoud's ear.
But after a while the roar gradually died out, leaving all the Menial People breathless and covered with perspiration69.
"Aha," said Pwit-Pwit, into the ear of old Mahmoud, "didn't I tell you I could manage the roar of the Jungle?"
"Little one," answered the grateful beast, gasping70 for breath, "we are your slaves from this day on."
"Nonsense," chirped back the sparrow; "it was fun for me, too. Never before was heard such a roar. The Master People were [Pg 25]terrified. Did you not observe them flying in all directions?"
"Ay, little one, I saw them, and it gladdened my old heart. Even the Keeper, he that is so proud and stout71 of heart, fled as I have seen his brown-skinned brothers flee before my onslaught in the Jungle. Verily, all the Master People fled—"
Mahmoud stopped, with his eye fixed72 in astonishment73 on the little Limping Boy, who stood as before, with his arms on the iron railing, calm and unmoved. As though doubting the evidence of his eyes, Mahmoud put forth his trunk, and with the two fingers at its end felt of the iron on the boy's leg. Then he turned to Duchess and said:
"Behold, O Light of my Life, of all the Master People only the little Limping Boy remained, his soul unterrified by the roar of the Jungle. With my two fingers have I [Pg 26]again felt the iron on his leg. No longer do I doubt."
Then turning to the sparrow, Mahmoud, Lord of all the Menial People, gave this command:
"Go forth, little one, to all my people; to the lions, to the tigers, to the hippopotami, to the old dromedary who stands all day blinking in the sun, yea, even to the chattering74 monkeys, and say: Lo, this is the command of Mahmoud, that no harm shall befall the little Limping Boy, for verily, he doth stand between. I have spoken."
The sparrow flew away to do his master's bidding, and from that day on Toots was able to interpret for the Princess even the sign language spoken by the blinking old dromedary, who to all but him was the sphinx of the Zoo, deep of thought, but generally uncommunicative.
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conceal
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chatter
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admonished
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shrug
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