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I had a hard time deciding where to post this story, as it's one of a man and his humanity. Although it has a cute twist, I thought it important to share..... I truly love this story and it will surely bring a tear to your eye! I know it did mine.
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe 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 Mbembe 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, Mbembe 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.
Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but
being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted
loudly, turned, and walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of
that day. Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking
through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they
approached the elephant enclosure, one of the
creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe
and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull
elephant stared at Mbembe, 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, Mbembe couldn't
help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe
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 Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the
railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe 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 Mbembe 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, Mbembe 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.
Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but
being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted
loudly, turned, and walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of
that day. Twenty years later, Mbembe was walking
through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they
approached the elephant enclosure, one of the
creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe
and his son Tapu were standing. The large bull
elephant stared at Mbembe, 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, Mbembe couldn't
help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe
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 Mbembe's legs and slammed him against the
railing, killing him instantly.
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
