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fasten the chain again round his own foot, so he twisted it 

 round and round it, in order to look the same, and when the 

 driver returned the elephant was standing with his back to the 

 oven. The driver went to his cakes, discovered the theft, and, 

 looking round, caught the elephant's eye as he looked back over 

 his shoulder out of the corner of it. Instantly he detected the 

 culprit, and condign punishment followed. The whole occur- 

 rence was witnessed from the windows by the family 



