TY - BOOK AU - Kipling,Rudyard AU - Varlet,Théo TI - Monseigneur l'Éléphant AV - PR PY - 2023/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Short stories, English -- Translations into French KW - English fiction -- Translations into French N1 - Mostly translated stories from the collection Many inventions. Du pain sur la face des eaux is translated from a story in the collection The day's work; Release date is 2023-10-08; Monseigneur l'Éléphant -- Brugglesmith -- Du pain sur la face des eaux -- L'honneur du soldat Ortheris -- Un aspect de la question -- Judson et l'Empire -- L'histoire de Badalia Herodsfoot -- Les Enfants du Zodiaque; Véronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)); Originally published; Paris: Nelson, 1927 N2 - "Monseigneur l'Éléphant" by Rudyard Kipling is a short story written in the late 19th century. This story, drawn from Kipling's "Many Inventions," centers around the character of Mulvaney, a soldier who recounts a remarkable encounter involving an elephant and the chaos that ensues. The narrative promises humor and insight into human-animal relationships in a colonial setting, particularly highlighting the challenges soldiers face with the elephants that assist in their duties. At the start of the story, the scene is set during a hot evening where the soldiers are tending to twelve government elephants. The protagonist, Térence Mulvaney,, introduces the other soldiers, along with his pet dog, Vixen, who momentarily causes a commotion among the elephants. Mulvaney shares anecdotes about elephants' unpredictable behavior and the cultural perceptions surrounding these majestic creatures. The narrative hints at a past incident where Mulvaney had a memorable encounter with an elephant, building anticipation for the tale to unfold that promises elements of humor, camaraderie, and adventure amidst military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k54522294 UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71832 ER -