Project Gutenberg 2020-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 108 Willard, Charles Dwight 1866 1914 Ver Beck, Frank 1858 1933 Verbeck, Frank Beck, Frank Ver Uerbeck, Frank 12016894 The Fall of Ulysses: An Elephant Story Produced by Richard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Fall of Ulysses: An Elephant Story" by Charles Dwight Willard is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the eccentric journey of a man who attempts to teach an elephant named Ulysses to read and write. This exploration serves as a delightful examination of intelligence, communication, and the relationship between humans and animals. The story unfolds as the protagonist, filled with ambition and naivety, embarks on a mission to educate Ulysses, believing that patience and care can elevate an elephant's intellect. As time passes, Ulysses not only learns language and communication but also begins to surpass the educational limitations of his human counterpart. Their bond transforms from master and servant into a complex relationship marked by the elephant's emerging superiority in knowledge and intellect. The climax of the tale arrives when Ulysses, having gained extensive knowledge from the reading of several complex texts, challenges his master's authority, leading to an unexpected tragic conclusion that highlights themes of ambition, hubris, and the wonders of intelligence—whether human or animal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Humorous stories Education -- Fiction British -- India -- Fiction Human-animal relationships -- Fiction Elephants -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 69586 2025-07-24T11:29:34.645497 text/html 44903 2024-10-17T16:57:14 text/html 912756 2025-07-24T11:29:37.370457 application/epub+zip 911552 2025-07-24T11:29:35.530525 application/epub+zip 94090 2025-07-24T11:29:35.108490 application/epub+zip 947775 2025-07-24T11:29:39.005495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893492 2025-07-24T11:29:36.975515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122091 2022-09-27T20:24:19.423365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55230 2025-07-24T11:29:34.428507 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35196 2024-10-17T16:57:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17565 2025-07-24T11:29:39.139477 application/rdf+xml 22417 2025-07-24T11:29:35.184475 image/jpeg 2728 2025-07-24T11:29:35.145499 image/jpeg 883930 2025-07-24T11:29:34.677526 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia