 When a tiger springs on an elephant, the latter is generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then woe be to him ! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him at once, or gives him a kick which breaks half his ribs, and sends him flying...  Story books for young people - Pągina 128per Mary (aunt, pseud.) - 1853Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Reginald Heber - 1828 - 532 pągines
...an elephant, the latter is generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then wo be to him ! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him...however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case, it often happens that the elephant himself... | |
 | Reginald Heber - 1828 - 610 pągines
...an elephant, the latter is. generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then woe be to him ! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him...however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old tyger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case it often happens that the elephant... | |
 | 1828 - 668 pągines
...an elephant, the latter is generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then woe be to him! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him...breaks half his ribs, and sends him flying perhaps 20 paces. The elephants, however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old tyger sometimes clings... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1828 - 564 pągines
...and crushes him at once, or gives.him a kick which breaks half 1828.] Bishop Heber's India. 145 bis ribs, and sends him flying perhaps twenty paces. The...however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case, it often happens that the elephant nimself... | |
 | 1828 - 732 pągines
...generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then wo be to him ! The elephant either kueels on him and crushes him at once, or gives him a kick which hrraks half his ribs, and sends him flying perhaps twenty paces. The elephants, however, are often... | |
 | Reginald Heber - 1829 - 546 pągines
...on an elcEhant, the latter is generally able to shake him off under his ;et and then wo be to him! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him...half his ribs, and sends him flying perhaps twenty MAKCH TO RTTDERPOOR. 393 paces. The elephants, however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 438 pągines
...perhaps twenty paces. The elephants, however, are often dreadfully torn ; and a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case...happens that the elephant himself falls, from pain, or frdm the hope of rolling on his enemy; and the people on his back are in very considerable danger both... | |
 | 1830 - 614 pągines
...an elephant, the latter is generally able to shake him off under his feet, and then woe be to him ! The elephant either kneels on him and crushes him...however, are often dreadfully torn, and a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be thus dealt with. In this case it often happens that the elephant himself... | |
 | 1836 - 496 pągines
...creatures, the latter is generally able to shake him off; and then wo be to him! the elephant either kneels and crushes him at once, or gives him a kick which breaks half his ribs, anc sends him flying, perhaps twenty paces. But large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be so... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pągines
...creatures, the latter is generally able to shake him off; and then wo be to him ! the elephant either kneels and crushes him at once, or gives him a kick which...ribs, and sends him flying, perhaps twenty paces. But a large old tiger sometimes clings too fast to be so dealt with, and the elephant is dreadfully... | |
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