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displayed their strength as he scooped up large bites
of hay and dropped them in front of the appreciative
elephants. He worked right beside them, beside their
enormous legs, any one of which could crush a man to
death, and he stood inches from their thick, muscular
trunks, but he didn't seem afraid and the elephants
took great care not to nudge him. After he fed them
their hay, he filled large pails with water and placed
them in front of each elephant. They immediately
dippe
d their trunks into them. It was funny to see and
I couldn't help laughing.
"Ain't they some beautiful creatures?" Luke
asked me when he was finished. "They're so big and
strong, but so gentle. If people had their strength,
they'd be going around bashin' each other all the
time," he added bitterly. "Well. Let me wash off a bit
and then we'll go to the show. You all right?" "Yes, fine," I said still hugging my soft teddy
bear.
"You can leave that with your suitcase," he
said. "If you want."
"Okay." I went into the tent and put the stuffed
animal with my suitcase. When I came out again, I
saw Luke over by a water hose, running the water
over his head and upper body. He wiped himself
vigorously and then returned.
"Just let me brush my hair," he said. "Can't go
around lookin' bad when I'm with such a beautiful
woman," he added. Although he smiled when he said
it, I sensed he meant it and that made my heart flutter.
