Theelephantwaslyingheavilyonitssidefastasleep.Afewdogsstar?tedbarkingatit.Theelephantwokeupinaterribleanger:itchasedthedogsintothevillagewheretheyranforsafety.
Thatdidn'tstoptheelephant.Itdestroyedadozenhousesandinjuredseveralpeople.Thevillagerswerescaredandangry.ThensomeonesuggestedcallingParbatitheelephantprincess.
ParbatiBarua'sfatherwasahunteroftigersandanelephanttamer(驯兽师).HetaughtParbatitorideanelephantbeforeshecouldevenwalk.Heal?sotaughtherthedangerousartofelephantround-up―howtocatchwildele?phants.
Parbatihasn'talwayslivedinthejungle.Afterahappychildhoodhuntingwithherfathershewassenttoboardingschoolinthecity.ButParbatinevergotusedtobeingthereandmanyyearslatershewentbacktoheroldlife."Lifeinthecityistoodull.Catchingelephantsisanadventureandtheexcite?mentlastsfordaysafterthechase"shesays.
ButParbatidoesn'tcatchelephantsjustforfun."Mywork"shesays"istorescuemanfromtheelephantsandtokeeptheelephantssafefromman.”AndthisisexactlywhatParbatihasbeendoingformanyyears.In?creasinglytheIndianelephantisangry:formanyyearsillegalhuntershaveattackeditanditshomeinthejunglehasbeenreducedtosmallpiecesofland.Itisnowfightingback.Wheneverwildelephantsenterateagardenoravillage,Parbatiiscalledtoguidetheanimalsbacktothejunglebeforetheycankill.
Theworkofanelephanttameralsoinvolvesloveanddevotion.Agoodelephanttamerwillspendhoursadaysinginglovesongstoanewlycapturedelephant."Eventuallytheygrowtolovetheirtamersandneverforgetthem.Theyarealsomoreloyalthanhumans?"shesaidassheclimbeduponeofherelephantsandsatonthegianthappyanimal.Anelephantprincessindeed!
1.ForParbaticatchingelephantsismainlyto_______.
A.getlonglastingexcitement
B.keepbothmanandelephantssafe
C.sendthembacktothejungle
D.maketheangryelephantstame
2.BeforeParbatistudiedinaboardingschool_______.
A.shespenthertimehuntingwithherfather
B.shelearnthowtosinglovesongs
C.shehadalreadybeencalledanelephantprincess