But by and by the Elephant and the Dog came to be great friends.
Then the Elephant began to share his food with the Dog, and they ate
together. When the Elephant slept, his friend the Dog slept beside
him. When the Elephant felt like playing, he would catch the Dog in
his trunk and swing him to and fro. Neither the Dog nor the Elephant
was quite happy unless the other was nearby.
One day a farmer saw the Dog and said to the Elephant-keeper: "I will
buy that Dog. He looks good-tempered, and I see that he is smart. How
much do you want for the Dog?"
The Elephant-keeper did not care for the Dog, and he did want some
money just then. So he asked a fair price, and the fanner paid it and
took the Dog away to the country.
[Illustration]
The king's Elephant missed the Dog and did not care to eat when his
friend was not there to share the food. When the time came for the
Elephant to bathe, he would not bathe. The next day again the Elephant
would not eat, and he would not bathe. The third day, when the
Elephant would neither eat nor bathe, the king was told about it.
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