English Original
A man was traveling abroad in a small red car. One day, after leaving his car to go shopping, he returned to find its roof severely damaged. Some local boys informed him that an elephant was responsible. Skeptical, he followed them to a nearby circus.
The elephant's owner apologized, explaining, "My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He mistook your car for his chair and sat on it!" The owner provided a letter accepting responsibility and promising to pay for all damages.
Upon returning to his home country, customs officers doubted his story, accusing him of selling his new car abroad and buying an old one. It was only when the man presented the letter from the circus owner that the officers finally believed him.
中文翻译
一位男子开着一辆红色小轿车在国外旅行。一天，他停车去购物，回来时发现车顶严重损坏。几个当地男孩告诉他，是一头大象干的。他将信将疑，跟着他们去了附近的一个马戏团。
大象的主人道歉说：“我的大象有一把又大又圆的红色椅子。它把你的车误认为是它的椅子，就坐上去了！”主人还写了一封信，承认责任并承诺支付所有维修费用。
当男子回到自己的国家时，海关官员不相信他的说辞，指责他在国外卖掉了新车，买了这辆旧车。直到男子出示了马戏团主人的信，官员们才终于相信了他。