The Game For The BrideGroom
Once a couple of young elephants, one male, and the other female, went out on a long journey, to see the wide-wide world. They left their own forest far behind and entered another much bigger forest beyond a range of hills. They were thrilled to see the new world. There were plenty of green vegetables to eat and excellent lakes to bathe in. There were fresh springs from which they were delighted to drink. One evening they reached a valley. The cow-elephant was quite tired. She relaxed near a lake. "Let me see if this place is safe enough for us," said the bull-elephant. He then went to make a survey of the valley. The valley was the home of a horde of elephants. Their leader, an old elephant, spied upon the cow-elephant. "This one does not belong to this forest.
She is certainly the most beautiful cow-elephant I have ever seen. Let me marry her," the leader elephant told the members of his horde. The cow-elephant was scared at the proposal. But she had commonsense to understand that the old elephant was a tyrant and it would be dangerous to quarrel with him. She waited patiently. Soon it was night. The elephants fell asleep. The cow-elephant saw her mate returning to her. She went near him and forbade him to come closer to the horde. Both discussed the situation for some time and then the cow-elephant returned to the old elephant. She woke him up and said, "Let us play a game. How sweet is this moonlit night!" The old elephant, though tired, did not like to disappoint his would-be wife. He stood up and asked her what game she would like to play. "Let us have a stroll. Let me see how green is your valley!" she said. The old elephant was happy to guide her through the valley, while the horde lay asleep. The two went near a lake at the foot of the hill.