leaves so cleverly that the animals thought the leaves were a part
of the jungle, and did not see the people on the other side of the
net.

So the King and Queen, and you and I, can peep quietly through the
leaves and watch the animals. Almost all wild animals drink at
midnight; so we shall see them now.

Where will the animals come from? You see the stream before us; well,
on the other side of it is the jungle, where the animals live. Right
in front of us we see a gap in the jungle close to the bank. That gap
was made by _elephants_ by beating down the bushes with their feet.
They made it long ago to come to the water, and now they use it every
night. In fact, it is known among the jungle folks as the _Elephant
Path_; for no other animal would dare to use it before the elephants
did.

The elephants, being the biggest of all animals, are the _lords of the
jungle_; so they have the right to come first to drink. They are also the
wisest of all animals. You have seen many kinds of animals--elephants,
horses, dogs, monkeys, and others--do funny tricks in a circus. Now, all
these animals except the elephant have to be _taught_ to do tricks; the
elephant is the only animal that can think out a trick for itself.

Of course in a circus there is always a teacher, or trainer, to show
even the elephant how to do tricks; but in the jungle the elephant can
find out how to do things for itself.

Very soon I shall tell you about the tricks which the elephant
actually does in the jungle; and as you hear about them, you must
_think_! Why? Because then you will know _why_ the elephant does these
things--and that will show you how clever _you_ can be!

_Elephants Drink First--but Down Stream_

First let us watch the elephants as they come to the river through the
gap in the jungle.

See! They come one at a time, _one behind another;_ for the gap is not
big enough for more than one at the same time. The elephant is so big
that it can get through the jungle only in this way.

First come a number of _bull elephants_. They are the Papa elephants;
you can always tell them by the _huge tusks_ they have. The bulls
come first, in case there are any enemies waiting to hurt their
children; for then the bulls can drive off the enemies.

As each bull elephant comes through the gap, you see him turn to our
right, which is _down_ the stream--that is, the way the water flows.
You see the first one walk along the bank that way, and the seco