smidey Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 I recieved this touching email today, outstanding! In 1986, Peter Davies 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 Peter approached it very carefully. He got down on one knee, inspected the elephants foot, and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his 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. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day. Twenty years later, Peter 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 Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, 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, Peter could not help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter 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 Peter legs and slammed him against the railing, killing him instantly. Probably wasn't the same elephant. This is for everyone who sends me those heart-warming Edit suphew: Implied swearing removed. stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Did not see that coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted April 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 it thinks it's great :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 :lol: I love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 lol seen this before but its still funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chilli Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 :-? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzoom1 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 :-? :lol: :lol: :lol: hahahahaha yeah did not see that coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Well, after reading the others I wondered about this...but alas, you got me :lol: :lol: :lol: Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqua j Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I was so absorbed in the story I actually got a fright... :oops: Maybe still a little gullible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 rofl I love that story every time I read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 don't you think when your dressed in pink that an elephant with no nose would fast decompose it couldn't eat well not with those feet with no trunk to squirm that large pachyderm would look very lean or might never have been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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