This is Gentle Zephyr on Ran Manika. He decided to be a mahout for awhile. Ran Manika didn't seem to care, he just let out a soft grunt and trod on. He looked like he even enjoyed having us. But I felt he was already tired. How many guests did he accommodate today? We wouldn't want to know. But I hope we were the last. Perhaps you might want to take a guess.
This is Ran Manika from a perched bird's view. It could have been easier for him if we were birds. Yet, straight and strong, he still trod on, not minding the weight on his shoulders and back.
This is Ran Manika. Twenty six years old. 9 3/4 feet high with mahout Sunil. And us, a load. Our first to ride an Elephas Maximus Maximus. Probably, would be the last. Just to start off of an upcoming unit study of elephants over the summer. Hmmm, it was not so great an idea to ride him as big creatures domesticated like him have surely been through tough times. We were also quite aware of the dangers. It went quite well though and we appreciate his kind more after that.
that looks like fun! i bet my boys would love to do something like that! pero teka dapat iuwi ko muna mga to at pasakayin ng kalabaw before they do anything else..hehe!
Wed 9 Jul 2008 - wow!