1.Who is Kari?

Kari is an elephant.

2.How old is the elephant?

The elephant is six months old.

3.With whom does Kari grow up?

Kari grew up along with his nine year old friend and keeper.

4.Does Kari used to eat a lot?

No, Kari used to eat very less. He used to take sixteen kilograms of delicious twigs a day.

5.Who saved the life of a boy from drowning?

Kari, the elephant saved the life of the boy from drowning.

6.Where does Kari live?

Kari lived in a pavilion, under a thatched roof which rested on thick tree stumps so that, it could not fall in when Kari moves here and there.

7.What Kari use to do inside the pavilion?

Kari used to bump himself against the poles in the pavilion.

8.What was the first thing Kari do in his life?

The first thing Kari did was to save the life of a boy from drowning.

9.Who use to take Kari everyday for a bath?

The keeper used to take Kari everyday for a bath.

10.What does Kari's keeper use to do on the sand banks of the river?

The keeper used to rub Kari with the clean sand of the river for an hour.

11.What does Kari use to do after rubbing with sand?

Kari used to lay in the water for a long time after rubbing with sand.

12.How does Kari's skin look like after bath?

Kari's skin would be shining after the bath.

13.What does Kari feel when keeper rubbed water down his back?

Kari used to squeal with pleasure when keeper rubbed water down his back.

14.Which is the easiest way to lead an elephant?

The easiest way to lead an elephant is to hold him by the ear.

15.Where does the keeper use to leave him while he proceed for the jungle?

The keeper used to leave him at the edge of the jungle.

16.For what purpose does the keeper used to move to the jungle?

The keeper used to move into the jungle to get some luscious twigs for Kari's dinner.

17.What is needed to cut down the twigs?

A sharp hatchet is needed to cut down the twigs.

18.How long does it take to sharpen hatchet?

It takes about half an hour to sharpen the hatchet.

19.What happen if a twigs get mutilated?

The elephant will not touch the twigs if it gets mutilated by the hatchet.

20.Is it an easy job to get the twigs and saplings for Kari?

No, it was not an easy job to get the twigs and saplings to Kari.

21.What does the keeper used to do for getting delicate and and tender twigs?

The keeper used to climb different kinds of trees to get the most delicate and tender twigs.

22.What is Kari fond of?

Kari was fond of young branches of the banyan tree which grew like a cathedral of leaves and branches.

23.What happened one spring day in March?

The keeper heard Kari calling him in the distance for some help.

24.What about the voice of Kari?

Kari's voice is more like that of a baby than an elephant.

25.What does the keeper think when Kari made the sound?

The keeper thought that Kari was in some trouble when he made the sound.

26.Does the keeper find him where he keep Kari normally?

No, he did not find Kari where he normally used to keep.

27.Where does the keeper go at the last?

The keeper went near the edge of the water.

28.What was the slight that the keeper saw at the edge of the water?

The keeper saw a black something struggling above the surface of the water.

29.What was the black thing he find on the surface of water?

The black thing was the body of Kari in the water.

30.What does the keeper think about Kari?

The keeper thought that Kari was drowning.

31.What does the keeper feel about himself by looking at Kari in water?

The keeper thought that he was helpless to jump into the water and to save four hundred pounds of elephant from drowning.

32.What did Kari do after seeing the keeper?

Kari started trumpeting and struggling up to the shore when he found his keeper.

33.What did Kari do with the keeper after he noticed him on the river side?

He struggled up to the shore and pulled the keeper into the water.

34.What does the keeper find in the water?

The keeper found a boy lying flat on the bottom of the river.

35.What was the condition of the drowning boy?

The drowning boy didn't touch the bottom of the river, but felt unconscious.