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Heartwarming Elephant Story
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Sometimes these 'heartwarming' stories are a bit too sappy for me but this one is truly amazing... In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mikele approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mikele worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mikele stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mikele never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Mikele was walking through the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mikele and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mikele, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mikele couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mikele summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mikele's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant. |
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On Oct 5, 9:48 pm, wrote:
'heartwarming' story Sometimes these 'heartwarming' stories are a bit too sappy for me but this one is truly amazing... In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Mikele approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Mikele worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Mikele stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Mikele never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Mikele was walking through the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mikele and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Mikele, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man. Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mikele couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mikele summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mikele's legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant. yawn Old news. |
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It's amazing that you actually believe what you read:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/malice/elephant.asp wrote in message ups.com... 'heartwarming' story Sometimes these 'heartwarming' stories are a bit too sappy for me but this one is truly amazing... In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. |
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"Steve Kombat Kramer" wrote in message On Oct 6, 8:13 pm, "Fools" wrote: It's amazing that you actually believe what you read wrote in message [SNIP] If you knew him, you'd understand.... **That's 'funny' coming from you Steve, the buffoon who 'knows where the elephants lie down....' ) -- "I've offered to pick them up at the airport many times. I've posted my name, address AND phone number before. I'll make the same offer to you. Just let me know when you are coming and I'll be happy to pick you up at the airport too. But remember this. I don't do school yard brawling. If you want to fight me, please understand I will assume that you are attacking my life. I will NOT be trying to 'shut your mouth.' I will be trying to kill you." - Volunteer Tourist Police Konstable Steve 'Kombat' Kramer Steve 'Kombat' Kramer "PhotoEnvisions" Photography Chiang Mai, Thailand http://photoenvisions.tripod.com |
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On Oct 7, 4:07 am, "Takin & Kanoknuan" takin&kanokn...@stuck-in-a-
wheelchair.org wrote: "Steve Kombat Kramer" wrote in message If you knew him, you'd understand.... **That's 'funny' coming from you Steve, the buffoon who 'knows where the elephants lie down....' ) *****Or his "Beyond there there be dragons" dream......... As buffoons go Steve is at the top of the tree. *grin* |
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Heartwarming Elephant Story
On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:13:30 GMT, "Fools" wrote:
In 1986, Mikele Mebembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University. "Mkele Mbembe" (DAFGS) in central Africa is like a joke that begins, "A Scotsman named Nessie was walking along the shores of Loch Ness" |
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