SSGG — Sexy Straw Gigantic Giant

It was six men of Indostan,
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the Elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.

The First approach'd the Elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl:
"God bless me! but the Elephant
Is very like a wall!"

The Second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, -"Ho! what have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me 'tis mighty clear,
This wonder of an Elephant
Is very like a spear!"

The Third approach'd the animal,
And happening to take
The squirming trunk within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
"I see," -quoth he- "the Elephant
Is very like a snake!"

The Fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee:
"What most this wondrous beast is like
Is mighty plain," -quoth he,-
"'Tis clear enough the Elephant
Is very like a tree!"

The Fifth, who chanced to touch the ear,
Said- "E'en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an Elephant
Is very like a fan!"

The Sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then, seizing on the swinging tail
That fell within his scope,
"I see," -quoth he,- "the Elephant
Is very like a rope!"
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong,
Though each was partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!

MORAL,

So, oft in theologic wars
The disputants, I ween,
Rail on in utter ignorance
Of what each other mean;
And prate about an Elephant
Not one of them has seen!

John Godfrey Saxe’s (1816-1887) version of Blind Men and the Elephant:

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Damir

un éléphant sans trompe ....

5 years ago.

Au Cœur... diagonalh… ^club has replied to Damir

mais pas sans attraits...

5 years ago.

Au Cœur... diagonalh… ^club has added

merci de ton passage Damir

5 years ago.

Damir has replied to Au Cœur... diagonalh… ^club

si tu pense à sa queue ......que le sixième a saisi ???

5 years ago.

Au Cœur... diagonalh… ^club has replied to Damir

alors si c'était le cas que se passerait-il à tes yeux ?

5 years ago.

X-pose ^club

Great contrasts!

5 years ago.

Au Cœur... diagonalh… ^club has replied to X-pose ^club

I try to enhance them a lot you're absolutely right

5 years ago.

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