ELEPHANT LOVE

The people living in a small village on the edge of the jungle of southern India domesticated a female elephant to help with their logging activities. The elephant was named Madhu and when not working, was chained to a tree. Although it's unusual for wild elephants to be attracted to domesticated elephants, for one three-ton bull elephant it was love at first sight and he wouldn't leave Madhu's side. At first, the villagers tried to lure the huge beast away with bananas, but when that failed, they tried intimidating it by shouting and throwing firecrackers. This worked, in that it drove the animal back into the jungle, but not before it left a trail of demolished huts in its wake. Still consumed with love, the bull elephant sneaked back into the village that night and freed Madhu by breaking her chains, and the two lovers eloped back into the jungle.

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