A visitor to the zoo noticed one of the keepers sobbing quietly in a corner and on inquiry was told that the elephant had died.

一名参观动物园的游客注意到一名饲养员正躲在角落里默默地哭泣。他问是怎么回事，别人告诉他大象死了。

"Fond of him，was he?"the visitor asked.

“他很喜欢那头大象，是吧?”游客问道。

"It's not that,"came the reply. "He's the chap who has to dig the grave."

“并非如此，”那人回答说，“他负责给大象挖墓穴。”