Tum Tum thought for a minute. After all he was caught, and it would be hard to get away, even if he were the strongest elephant in the herd, now that Mr. Boom was gone. Then, too, it might be nice in a circus, and Tum Tum certainly wanted to see what peanuts were like.
"I—I will be good, tame brother," he said. "You need not put the chains and ropes on me."
"You are wise, Tum Tum," said the tame elephant. "We will put no chains on you. And about the others?" he asked.
"The others will do as I do," said Tum Tum. "I am the leader now."
"Good!" trumpeted the tame elephant, whose name was Dunda. "My brother from the jungle is wise."
So Tum Tum had no more chains put on his legs or back, and those that were on him, with the ropes, were taken off.
"So we are not to try to break from the trap?" asked Whoo-ee.
"No, for we will be well treated here," said Tum Tum, "and some of us may go to a circus."
"What is a circus?" asked Zunga.
"It is a place where boys and girls look at us, and feed us peanuts," answered Tum Tum.