CHAPTER X
SHARP EYES MEETS CHUNKY
Sharp Eyes’ cage was being lifted down from the wagon, on which it had been brought to the park from the train, when the silver fox called out about the elephant. His cage was set down on the ground, near where some of the big animals, with trunks and tails, were swaying to and fro behind big, strong bars.
“Who did you say it was?” asked Chacko, as his cage was placed beside that of Sharp Eyes.
“Tum Tum, the jolly elephant,” answered the silver fox. “I see him over there.”
“My name is not Tum Tum,” said the elephant, for he had heard what Sharp Eyes said.
“Not Tum Tum!” exclaimed the fox. “Then what is it?”
“My name is Bunga,” was the answer. “But I have heard of your friend Tum Tum. He is in a circus, is he not?”
“Yes,” answered Sharp Eyes. “I met him not long ago. He had been on a sort of vacation in the jungle, but now he is back in the circus. I thought, at first, that you were he.”
“No, but all we elephants look pretty much alike,” said Bunga, “so I don’t wonder you made a mistake. How is Tum Tum?”