"Kala Nag - his name means Black Snake - had served the Indian government for 47 long years in every way an elephant could offer his services. If one considers that when he was captured he was 20 years old, he was now nearing 70, an age quite mature for an elephant."

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[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]