Earlyonemorningthesub-inspectoratastationattheotherendofthetownrangme.Anelephantwasdamagingthetown.WouldIpleasecomeanddosomethingaboutit?IdidnotknowwhatIcoulddobutIgotontoahorseandstartedout.ItookmygunmaybetoosmalltokillanelephantbutIthoughtthenoisemightscarehim.Variouslocalpeoplestoppedmeonthewayandtoldmeabouttheelephant'sdoings.Itwasnotofcourseawildelephantbutatameone.Ithadbeenchainedupbutlastnightithadbrokenitschainandescaped.Itsownerhadsetouttorunafteritbuthadtakenthewrongdirection.Hewasnowtwelvehours'journeyawayandinthemorningtheelephanthadsuddenlyappearedinthetown.Ithadalreadydestroyedsomebody'sbamboohut(棚屋)killedacowandturnedoverfruit¬stalls.Icameroundthehutandsawaman'sdeadbodysprawlinginthemud.HewasanIndianandhecouldnothavebeendeadmanyminutes.Thepeoplesaidthattheelephantcaughthimwithitstrunkputitsfootonhisbackand groundedhimintotheearth.Thiswastherainyseasonandhewaslyingonhisstomachinthesoftmudthepeacebreakerstandingbesidelookinginnocent.AsIliftedmygunIhesitatedafewseconds.ThenIfired.Thatwasashotforhim.Youcouldseethepainofitknockingthelaststrengthfromhislegs.Butinfallingheseemedforamomenttorisehistrunkreachingskywardlikeatree.Hetrumpetedforthefirstandonlytime.Andthendownhecamewithacrashthatshooktheground.
【小题1】WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUE?