... elephant was heaving like a ship in a heavy sea , and had managed to shift the howdah to her right side , where it hung with a very disagreeable inclination , as if about to tumble over . I fired within a yard of the brute's face ; the ...
... howdah and beating elephants on ahead , early in the morning , and after breakfast each mounted a small pad elephant , or pony , as I used to call them , as they were both a quicker and more comfortable way of travelling than on the ...
... howdah were the most striking elements of a Southeast Asian elephant's equipment. Howdahs were used throughout history and met with more frequently than fighting towers. They were wooden or woven from reeds. Noblemen had more exquisite ...
... elephant's back ? " Bobby Joe asked . “ A mahout is the name for an elephant handler , and that contraption , as you call it , on the elephant's back is a howdah . That's where you and Sam will be riding during the hunt . " Bobby Joe ...
... elephant , except when fatigued by walking or by riding on horseback at a foot- pace . The howdah is a sort of covered tray supported by wooden frame - work in the shape of a V turned upside down , the covering being so constructed that ...
... elephant , except when fatigued by walking or by riding on horseback at a foot- pace . The howdah is a sort of covered tray supported by wooden frame - work in the shape of a V turned upside down , the covering being so constructed that ...
... howdah before him , and smiled at the chief's reluctance to precede the Lieutenant - Governor . They took their seat together in the howdah , with an attendant on the back . On another elephant five officers followed , seated on a pad ...
... elephant . HOWDAH ELEPHANTS GOING AHEAD TO THE PLACE OF BEATING . WASHING THE SINGLE - TUSKERS . A HUNTING ELEPHANT'S REVENGE ON HIS to stand and stare. rough - moving beast . The Rajah was mounted on Indrajit , a splendid heavy tusker ...
... elephant, then?" "We were all on elephants. On my particular elephant there was a man to load for me and a man ... howdah in which we crouched upon his back. The howdah, you know, is the saddle." "Was the elephant friendly?" "Very ...
... elephant passed along a lane beside the house . From the elephant's howdah , the small girl caught a glimpse of the house's dusty courtyard where a long , black bearded holy man with black tresses , wearing an orange robe sat on a cot ...