Question

What favor did the elephant seek from the man on a rainy day? How did he turn against his friend

Answer 1

The Gentlemen of the Jungle

The elephant sought permission from the man to rest his trunk inside the man's hut on a rainy day. Slowly he thrust his entire body and rested peacefully in the hut turning the man out in the rain.

Explanation:

• The Gentlemen of the Jungle by  Jomo Kenyatta is an allegory.
• It ironically narrates the tyranny of the Europeans in colonising Africa.
• The man in the story symbolises all the Africans.
• The wild animals symbolise the different Europeans who had established colonies in Africa.
• The elephant had come to the hut of the man on a rainy day. He sought permission to put his trunk inside the hut to protect it from getting wet.
• The man being a friend of the animal offered his help. But slowly the elephant thrust  his entire body inside.
• The elephant took full possession of the man's hut stating that his skin being very delicate needed more protection than the man.
• The man being thick-skinned could spend the time outside in the rain without getting affected.
• In this way the elephant turned against his friend.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The elephant asked the man if the man would let the elephant put his trunk inside the hut of the man in order to protect the trunk from the torrential rain.