“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain
This is a satire on the investigation process.
How agencies bamboozle and mislead the sufferer and stakeholders, is shown in the story in typical Twain style of humor and neat narration. I liked it and you too can, if you enjoy reading absurdity with depth. If you also wish to have a genuine cause of much hilarity, then it’ll tickle you somewhere.
A king of one kingdom decides to gift the sacred white elephant to the queen of another kingdom. While on the trip, when the ship stops at a harbor, this elephant disappears. Stolen! From a ship! can you imagine?
The deliverer of the elephant (seemed a faultless poor fellow to me) goes to the police station and reports to the celebrated inspector, Inspector Blunt. Mr. Blunt after a preliminary inquiry about the elephant which itself was very comical and made me laugh right away sends his detectives across the region far and wide. A huge amount of money and resources are spent over the period of the next few days.
Like in a true detective tale. What happens next? You should read it to know. Everything is written in a very satirical tone and funny insinuations are present. A quick bracing read!
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