01-09-2009, 08:03 AM
The elephant when stationary is a very stable firing platform. Tried to ford a river on the back of an elephant, but the elephant stopped to have a drink. Now when an elephant decides to have a drink, no mahout can make him move. So there I was with a traffic jam of eight elephants behind me. All one could do was wait it out.
So for me, and those Thai mahouts I talk to (albeit with my limited Thai), it’s killing the enemy mahout that disables an enemy elephant. The mahout is the steering wheel.
So for me, and those Thai mahouts I talk to (albeit with my limited Thai), it’s killing the enemy mahout that disables an enemy elephant. The mahout is the steering wheel.