This seems to be a suspense story at
first: An old elephant was missing without leaving any clues. Narrator has been
keeping a close eye on the elephant story for a period of time, and has collected
a scrapbook of news items about it. Originally an attraction in a private zoo,
the elephant became a problem of the town because its original owner was unable
to find the animal a new home when the zoo closed. Then the mayor decided the
town would pay the animal’s expenses. Everything seem to be ok, but one day the
old elephant was missing. And the secret of the elephant disappearance is only known
by the narrator, because he found an elephant seems to become smaller and the
elephant keeper becomes larger, which is mysterious phenomenon.
The elephant, in my opinion, is lonely; no
one concern it. People’s political theater made it to survive, but when the
elephant disappeared, people still pay attention to the government's
dereliction of duty and even put it up to the height of the threat to the
safety considerations. Thus, I think this society is ruthless and impersonal,
no one care about elephant, especially because it is old and useless.
Perhaps it is miracle that elephant
escaped, two lonely olds rely on each other；
Maybe God gave them the power of balance to help them escape
from society and live together.
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