A man was travelling abroad in a small red car .One day he left the car and went shopping . When he came back ，its roof was badly damaged . Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it .
翻譯：有一個人駕駛著一輛紅色小轎車到國外去旅行。一天，他下了車去買東西。當他回來時，見到車頂被大象嚴重地毀壞了。有幾個男孩告訴他，是一頭大象毀壞了它。
The man did not believe them ，but they took him to a circus which was near there .The owner of the elephant said ，'I am very sorry ！ My elephant has a big ， round ， red chair . He thought that your car was his chair ，and he sat on it ！' Then he gave the man a letter ， in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
這個人不相信孩子們的話，孩子們就把他領到附近的馬戲團。大象的主人說：「很抱歉！我的大象有個又大又圓的紅椅子，它把你的車當成了它的座椅了，所以就座了上去了！」後來大象的主人給了這個人一封信，信裡寫著他很抱歉，並且將賠償全部損失。
When the man got back to his own country ， the custom officers would not believe his story . They said ，'You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one ！'
翻譯：當這個人回國時，海關官員不相信他的話。他們說：「你在國外賣了你的新車，並且買下了這輛舊的車！」
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him .
翻譯：直到這個人拿出了馬戲團的人寫的信，他們才相信了他的話。