A visitor to the zoo noticed one of the keepers sobbing¹ quietly in a corner and on inquiry² 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。”