Of late, I have quit br Telling stories to br My niece’s daughter Tit; br At age around eight, br She seems to be a super brain br Her thoughts rapid swift br br It all started (or ended up?) br With me telling her one day br The story of the elephant br And blind men a few br Who discussed br How they felt br The animal they knew br br Soon after my narration br She asked me: Uncle! br Tell me how few persons br With given eye sight br Would explain an elephant br They have never seen br br br 2nd July 2009br br Kesav Venkat Easwaranbr br