“I see the elephant is very like a snake. I had no idea an elephant was like that!” said the third blind man.
The fourth blind man now came up and took hold of the elephant’s leg. He felt how big and solid it was and he felt along the leg as far as he could reach.
“It is very clear to me that an elephant is very like a tree. I had no idea an elephant was like that!” said the fourth blind man.
The fifth blind man came and put his hand on the elephant’s ear. He felt along the big ear as far as he could.
“Well, this elephant is very like a fan. I had no idea an elephant looked like that!” said the fifth blind man.
The sixth blind man came up and caught the elephant by the tail. He pulled and twisted as hard as he could.
“I see, the elephant is very like a rope. I had no idea an elephant was like that!” said the sixth blind man.
And they quarreled all one day and late into the night, and they never did know what the elephant was like.