Remember Me?
A guy finds himself the reluctant owner of an elephant after the death of his uncle, the circus trainer. Soon the amount of money it takes to feed the thing is bankrupting him, so he begins to look for a way to make money from it. After pondering the situation, he realizes that he has never seen an elephant with all four feet off the ground at the same time. He sets up a booth offering $10,000 to anyone who can get the elephant to lift all four feet off the ground at the same time. Soon he is rolling in cash until the arrival of a little guy who proceeds to pay the $10 fee, picks up a board, and positions himself at the rear of the elephant. He hauls off and smacks the elephant in the balls and naturally the beast jumps straight into the air.
The owner pays him off (loosing all his cash) and begins planning again.
He notices that while the elephant often nods his head up and down, that he
never shakes it from side to side. Well, he goes back into business offering
the prize to anyone who can get the elephant to shake his head. Once again,
everything is going great, until a cab pulls up and out steps the little guy.
This time the owner is ready for him. He tells him no touching the animal
and the little guy agrees. He goes to the front of the elephant, looks him
in the eyes and says, "Rember me?".
The elephant nods his head to indicate yes. The guy then says, "Do you
want me to do it again?", where upon the elephant shakes his head "NO".