AN ELEPHANT AND PUG

Once upon a time they led an elephant on the streets, apparently for show – it is generally known that elephants are all too new for these areas – and so the crowd of gapers followed hot on its heels. Like a bolt from the blue Pug ran towards them. Having beheld the elephant it began suddenly to rush about, both to bark, and to squeal and to tear. As if it were ready to get into a fight. “Shame on you, neighbor”, said to Pug a small dog: “You are no match for an elephant! I say, you have already become hoarse, yet it without more ado proceeds to go ahead and doesn’t notice your barking at all”. “My gosh!” Pug said in reply: “It is in this there is the charm of it that without any fight I can pass for a very tough guy. Let they, the bastards, say: “Good for Pug! It is probably rather strong, if it barks at the elephant!”