The Land Of A Million Elephants

The Land of a Million ElephantsPart I of a new novel(continued on next page)Try this: A jungle dawn, see? The night sky dying and monkeys calling. The birds get ready for heat. Smoke, river mists, low clouds on the hills. The charcoal porters walk the trails. Out of the brush comes Buon Kong, riding his elephant. Tall grass falls under the slow shifting weight. "Da-dum-da-da," you expect to hear trumpeted. Into the circle he rides, beast kneels, dismounted is Buon Kong. Not a word. He...