222 SAFARI 



"Believe me, I couldn't move. I was rooted to the 

 spot. The funny part was that Martin on the other 

 side of the Lake happened to pick up his binoculars 

 and see me through them at this very minute. 

 There was nothing he could do. Anyway he knew me 

 well enough to realize that if the elephant came for 

 me I'd go up a tree like a cat. Many a time I was 

 treed by rhino or elephants within earshot of our 

 house. 



"The elephant didn't seem a bit angry or worried. 

 He waggled his ears and switched his little tail about 

 and just stared. I think he'd have scratched his 

 head if he could have, he looked so puzzled. Finally, 

 he decided to see what I would do if he went away. 

 So he backed into the forest a few yards until he was 

 out of sight. That was my cue to go. I quickly 

 slipped away along the shore. A few minutes later I 

 looked back. The elephant had returned and was 

 drinking quietly without looking up." 



Another time she wrote: ^ 



"Much of our diet came from the forest. I used 

 to wander through the heavily timbered land back 

 of us and pick up wild asparagus, wild apricots, 

 mushrooms and so forth. 



"But I had to keep my eyes open. One exciting 

 morning I had just located a nice patch of mushrooms 

 when I heard a crash and a snort behind me. I 

 whirled about expecting an elephant. There stood 



