SIX BLIND MEN AND AN ELEPHANT

Once upon a time there were six blind men. They lived in a town in India. They thought they were very [blank_start]clever.[blank_end] One day an elephant came into the town. The blind men did not know what an elephant looked like but they could smell it and they could hear it. 'What is this animal like?' they said. Each man touched a different part of the elephant.

The first man touched the elephant's body. It felt [blank_start]hard[blank_end], [blank_start]big[blank_end] and [blank_start]wide[blank_end]. 'An elephant is like a wall' he said.

The second man touched one of the elephant's tusks. It felt [blank_start]SMOOTH[blank_end] and [blank_start]HARD[blank_end] and [blank_start]SHARP[blank_end]. 'An elephant is like a spear' he said.

Select the two words that can describe the snake. The third man touched the elephant's trunk. It felt ____________and ______________. 'An elephant is like a snake' he said.

The fourth man touched on of the legs. It felt [blank_start]thick[blank_end] and [blank_start]rough[blank_end] and [blank_start]hard[blank_end] and [blank_start]round[blank_end]. 'An elephant is like a tree' he said.

The fifth man touched one of the elephant's ears. It felt thin and it moved. 'An elephant is like a fan' he said.

The sixth man touched the elephant's tail. It felt ________and________ and _________. 'An elephant is like a rope' he said.

The six men began to quarrel and shout at each other. The elephant just couldn't keep quiet anymore and he said "Excuse me , 'Each of you is right but you are all wrong, My body is like a [blank_start]wall[blank_end]. My tusks are like [blank_start]spears[blank_end]. My trunk is like a [blank_start]snake[blank_end] .My legs are like [blank_start]trees[blank_end]. My ears are like [blank_start]fan.[blank_end] And my tail is like a [blank_start]rope.[blank_end]