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Five Blind Men and An Elephant

The story 'Five Blind Men and an Elephant' describes how five blind men each perceive an elephant differently based on the part they touch, leading to conflicting interpretations. Each man's description—like a wall, snake, knife, tree, or rope—reflects their limited experience and understanding. An old woman, who observes the whole elephant, highlights the importance of comprehensive knowledge over individual perspectives.

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Five Blind Men and An Elephant

The story 'Five Blind Men and an Elephant' describes how five blind men each perceive an elephant differently based on the part they touch, leading to conflicting interpretations. Each man's description—like a wall, snake, knife, tree, or rope—reflects their limited experience and understanding. An old woman, who observes the whole elephant, highlights the importance of comprehensive knowledge over individual perspectives.

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Five Blind Men and an Elephant

By ESL Garden

A long time ago, there was a city where everyone has blind. A king and his army were
walking by the city. The king rode on top of an elephant. He used the elephant to do heavy
work and to fight. The people in the blind city had heard of an elephant but had never been
closed to one. Five young men ran to learn what an elephant was like.
The first young man accidentally ran into the side of the elephant. He spread out his arms and
felt its big, smooth side. Its skin was warm, so he knew it was alive. H said, “ An elephant is
like a wall!” Then he ran back to
the city to tell everyone what an
elephant was like.
The second young man, feeling
through the air, touched the
elephant’s trunk. The elephant was
surprised and snorted loudly. “An
elephant is like a big snake! It
makes a big snorting noise!” then
he went back to the city and told
everyone about the elephant.
The third young man walked into
the elephant’s tusk. He felt how hard and smooth the tusk was. When the elephant lifted its
tusk, he felt its pointed tip. “Amazing! The elephant is hard and sharp like a knife, but sounds
and smells like an animal!”
The fourth young man was very careful. He walked on his hands and knees and touched one
of the elephant’s legs. He reached out and hugged it, and felt the elephant’s rough skin. The
elephant lifted its foot and walked forward, and the man moved with his leg. “I understand
why people are afraid of the elephant! It’s like a tree, but can bend and move and hit the
ground.”
The fifth man walked into the elephant’s tail. “I don’t know why everyone’s excited. An
elephant is just an old piece of rope.” Then, he walked away.
Finally, an old woman came. She walked slowly and touched every part of the elephant. She
listened to the sounds the animal made. She found the elephant’s mouth and gave it a treat,
and petted its trunk. When she returned to the city, everyone was shouting and arguing. Each
of the five young men found people who believed what they said about the elephant. “It’s like
a wall!” “It’s like a snake!” “It’s like a knife!” “ It’s like a tree!” “It’s like a rope!”
The old woman walked home. She laughed and remembered when she was a young woman,
and thought she could learn the truth from other people.
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Student Worksheet

I. Based on the reading text above, do the tasks in the following table.

Table 1: Reading Practice


No. Points Elaboration
1 Text Genre

What is the genre of


the text?
2 Purpose

What is the
purpose(s) of the
text?
3 Author main point

What is the main


point of the text?
4 Detail Information

What do you have the


information about the
men?
5 Detail Information

What information do
you have about the
elephant?

II. Provide an example of events similar to what happened in the story taken
from students’ real life.

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