70 WILD ANIMAL CELEBRITIES 



and thoughtful, and, as all the elephants 

 seemed quiet and comfortable, the watchman 

 settled himself comfortably in his chair and 

 began to doze, occasionally opening his eyes 

 just to see that everything was all right and 

 to call out to the various elephants by name 

 if they seemed likely to be restless or about to 

 do any mischief. 



Suddenly the watchman was conscious of 

 a curious sound like running water and, after 

 listening a moment looked down on the floor 

 and was surprised to see the floor swimming 

 in water and a stream pouring from the 

 faucet. As at that moment Coco 's trunk went 

 round the corner the watchman knew at once 

 what had happened. Coco had turned on the 

 water faucet and flooded the place. It took 

 about an hour with a lot of men to get the 

 animals dry and comfortable once more, and 

 Coco was made to understand, by having his 

 trunk rapped smartly every time he attempted 

 to put his trunk round the faucet, that he 

 was not to do that again. 



Another bad habit of Coco's was to sud- 



