"The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain is a funny story that makes fun of crime investigations and society. It tells about the silly search for a special white elephant that was taken from Siam. The story follows the many mistakes and problems of the detectives, led by the odd Inspector Blunt, as they try to find the elephant. The elephant causes lots of trouble because it eats so much, leading to funny and over-the-top situations. In the end, the story has a surprise ending, showing how good Twain was at mixing humor with smart ideas about society.
The Stolen White Elephant
By Mark Twain
A team of bumbling detectives hilariously botch the case of a stolen sacred animal whose enormous appetite leads to widespread and chaotic destruction.
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2004-09-16
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About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." He also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) and cowrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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