Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 878
ewere many embankments to be made where theroad ran over low lands. While these were being possess a certain interest for those who are fondof investigating the reasons of things. According to this storj- there was, at one time, acomparatively small number of elephants uponthe earth, and these… … them the heavy loads which they were oftenoblifjcci to carry from place to place. One day, several of the men saw the leader ofthe herd of elephants standing in the shade of aclump of trees, and they went to him to talkupon this subject. They told him of the diffi-culty they had in taking journeys…
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