THIS MONTH’S BEST STORY?

A red Minibric was following an elephant which was being exercised from a near-by circus. When the elephant stopped the driver of the Mini ran forward slightly and touched the animal’s back legs with the bumper, whereupon the elephant sat down. The trainer explained that in its act the elephant sat on a red stool and did so at the slight touch of a stick. Names and addresses were exchanged and the Mini, considerably altered in shape, drove on, and into the yard of an hotel. Here an over-zealous policeman, noting that some sort of accident had happened, went into the bar in search of the car’s owner, who was imbibing a gin and tonic. “What caused the damage to your car ? ” asked the policeman. “An elephant sat on it,” replied the indignant motorist. This the policeman found difficult to accept, especially as, when the circus manager was telephoned, there happened to be no reply.