\u201cYour new Mercedes has arrived. You can pick it up from us straight away.\u201d Brief and businesslike, the voice on the telephone reported this occasionevent. For the Br\u00fcderle family this was a day of celebration which they would spend with the whole family. One didn\u2019t buy a new car every day! They decided to celebrate by visiting the safari park next to the motorway on the way back.<\/p>\n
They drove through the compound in their shiny new car. A highlight was the elephants. They could see them from quite near. Mr Br\u00fcderle wound down the window in order to photograph them. One look through the open window and: Slap! The elephant had already knocked the camera out of his hand. Then the beast stretched its trunk deep into the vehicle. Was there something to eat in here? Mrs Br\u00fcderle and the children were thoroughly examined by its soft, smelling apparatus. The mood in the car alternated between disgust and horror. Something must be done! But what? Mr Br\u00fcderle had an idea. Quite slowly he wound up the window so as to give the elephant a gentle warning to pull back its trunk. However, the elephant did not follow this hint, at least not before giving the car a good kick.<\/p>\n
When they got to the exit of the park, the Br\u00fcderle family regarded the damage. A huge dent had appearedwas to be seen! In order to soothe themselves the parents drank beer and the children had ice-cream. Then they made their way home. After a while a car followed them which drovedriving zigzag like a snake. The vehicle drove off the road to the right and after a short drive across a field, came to a halt. The Br\u00fcderle family stopped to help. It just so happened that the driver of the car had had an epileptic fit. Mrs Br\u00fcderle took care of the patient while Mr Br\u00fcderle called the police and ambulance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWere you also involved in the accident?\u201d asked the policeman, who recorded the accident. \u201cNo\u201d, replied Mr Br\u00fcderle. \u201cWhere did this huge dent in your car come from then?\u201d the policeman wanted to know. \u201cAn elephant kicked it in\u201d, was the answer. Dumbfounded, the policeman looked him in the eyes. \u201cBlow in here please…\u201d That day Mr Br\u00fcderle lost his driving licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cYour new Mercedes has arrived. You can pick it up from us straight away.\u201d Brief and businesslike, the voice on the telephone reported this occasionevent. For the Br\u00fcderle family this was a day of celebration which they would spend with … Continue reading