It was six men of Indostan,
To learning much inclined,
Who went to see the elephant
(Though all of them were blind),
That each by observation
Might satisfy his mind.
The first approach’d the elephant,
And happening to fall
Against his broad and sturdy side,
At once began to bawl;
“God bless me! But the elephant
Is very like a wall!”
The second, feeling of the tusk,
Cried, “Ho! What have we here
So very round and smooth and sharp?
To me ’tis mighty clear,
This wonder of elephant
Is very like a spear!”
The third approach’d the animal
And happening to take
The squirming within his hands,
Thus boldly up and spake:
“I see,” quoth he, “The elephant
Is very like a snake!”
The fourth reached out an eager hand,
And felt about the knee.
“What most this wondrous beast is like
Is might plain,” quoth he;
“Tis clear enough the elephant
Is very like a tree!”
The fifth, who changed to touch the ear,
Said, “E’en the blindest man
Can tell what this resembles most;
Deny the fact who can,
This marvel of an elephant
Is very like a fan!”
The sixth no sooner had begun
About the beast to grope,
Then seizing on the swinging tail
Then fell within the scope,
“I see,” quoth he, “The elephant
Is very like a rope!”
And so these men of Indostan
Disputed loud and long,
Each in his own opinion
Exceeding stiff and strong
Though each partly in the right,
And all were in the wrong!
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