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The blind men and the elephant

Six men, eager to expand their knowledge, went to see an elephant (despite the fact that they were all blind), so that each one, having observed it, could satisfy his curiosity about the animal.

As the first man drew near the animal, he tripped and fell against the animal’s broad and robust flank. He immediately cried out: “Dear Lord, an elephant is very similar to a wall!”

The second one reached out and felt one of the tusks and shouted: “What is this object that is so round, smooth and pointed? There is no doubt about it; the elephant is very similar to a lance!”

The third man approached the elephant and unknowingly seized the elephant’s trunk as it twisted about and so he immediately cried out: “To my mind, this elephant is very similar to a snake!”

The fourth man held out a trembling hand and felt the animal’s knee: “There is no doubt, this fabulous animal is very similar to a tree!”

Number five happened to feel the ear and so said: “Even the blindest of men can describe what an elephant is like and no one will ever convince me of the opposite: the elephant is like a fan!”

The sixth man was beginning to feel the animal when the creature’s tail fell into his hand and so he acclaimed: “I see that the elephant is very much like a rope!”

Thus, the six men continued to discuss at great length and each defended his opinion with great conviction. While each of them was partially right, all of them were in error.