"That's the way to do it!" said the trick elephant.
"I wonder if I can?" said Umboo.
"Try it," urged his new friend.
And when the man loosed the ropes, and let Umboo's front legs down, after they had hoisted them up once, he suddenly gave a little spring, and up he went, standing on his hind legs all by himself, and almost as good as the trick beast could do it.
"Well, I declare!" cried one of the men. "That elephant is the smartest one we ever trained. He does the trick after being shown just once!"
"Oh, yes, I knew he was smart when he did that handkerchief trick," said the man from India. "Umboo will be ready to join the circus before any of the others."
Once more Umboo was hoisted up by the ropes, but there was really no need for it. He knew what was wanted of him, and he did it.
"That's fine!" said the big elephant. "If you learn the other things as easily as you learned this trick, you will have no trouble."
"Are there other tricks to learn." asked Umboo.
"Oh, many of them," answered Wang, the best trick elephant in the circus. "You have only just begun."