| 单词 | mahout |
| 例句 | There was something diabolical about the mahout, and every time I looked up I found him grinning at me in an attitude of cheerful malice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Divided into four chapters and unfolding with minimal dialogue, “Cemetery” is primarily a slow and lovingly detailed immersion in the sights and sounds of the jungle and the mahout’s devoted attention to his animal. ‘Cemetery’ Review: Elephant Walk 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Riding a double-decker bus makes you feel like an urban mahout. A love letter to London’s 139 bus, from an adoring day tripper 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z It was clear the mahout and his family were incredibly distressed. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The close bond between mahouts and their animals can last a lifetime, so I was sad to see the spiked metal bullhooks used to control the elephants were still in use. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z There was human misery, too: the animals’ mahouts, doing this for lack of alternative employment, were – and generally still are – execrably paid and housed by the attraction owners. Thailand’s elephants say goodbye to the circus – and a life of cruelty 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z There, Ekachai spends all his time with his mahout, Vichian Prathumdee, 44, who takes care of him in every way from collecting his droppings to showering him with kisses and cuddles. In Thailand, a white elephant fit for a new king 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z I insisted that, in future, the mahouts should remain between the elephant and the volunteer at all times, and they agreed without question. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Using this tale as his template, Casas drops us into the Sri Lankan jungle to accompany the elephant and his mahout on their perilous journey. ‘Cemetery’ Review: Elephant Walk 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z The mahouts are stoking the campfire, and on the hillside opposite, four elephants – matriarch Thong Kam and three younger ones – keep a benign eye on the handful of humans temporarily sharing their forest home. Thailand’s elephants say goodbye to the circus – and a life of cruelty 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Midway through the trip, you can scramble down from your seat and take a turn in the mahout’s spot, riding on the elephant’s head. 36 Hours in Phuket, Thailand 2010-03-19T03:19:00Z Her mahout accompanied me, showing me how to use my feet to control her and teaching me the words to make her stop or move on. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z I could hear shouting, the yells of the mahout, someone screaming – it might have been me. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The property serves as a village for mahouts, or dedicated elephant trainers, who work with rescued elephants and study their behavior. The Top Places Travel Experts Want to Go to Next 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z He handled his Angus Deayton moment confidently, a droll mahout driving the elephant from the room. Is it third time lucky for 10 O'Clock Live? 2013-04-25T10:05:00Z The commotion continued and I could see the mahout beating the elephant. Experience: I was crushed by an elephant 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z "The documentary's success was a 'moment of national pride' that has brought widespread recognition for the work of mahouts like Bomman and Bellie," they said. Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning elephant film sue makers 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z A six-person team, including two veterinarians and four mahouts, or professional elephant trainers, accompanied the elephant on the flight, which took about six hours. An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z He was accompanied by a team of six people, including two veterinarians and four mahouts, or professional elephant trainers, three of them Thai and one from Sri Lanka. An ailing Thai elephant returns home for tender loving care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Perera, who oversees his care, along with a mahout and other staff, said he would probably need hydrotherapy facilities that Sri Lanka lacks to restore full movement. Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z On nearby roads, it’s not uncommon to see pachyderms traipsing along with their mahouts straddling their thick necks as vehicles carefully navigate around them. Thailand’s Unemployed Elephants Are Back Home, Huge and Hungry 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z He says the court also ordered four mahouts to be deployed around the elephant to ensure that he didn't come in contact with crowds. Thechikottukavu Ramachandran: The 'killer' Indian elephant who's loved and feared 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Several mahouts went to Sri Lanka in advance to accustom the animal to being caged so he wouldn’t panic during the trip to Thailand. An ailing Thai elephant returns home for medical care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Several mahouts had been sent beforehand to Sri Lanka to help the elephant feel at ease in a cage so he wouldn’t panic while being transported. An ailing Thai elephant returns home for tender loving care after years of neglect in Sri Lanka 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Vets and mahouts have also visited from Thailand to track his condition. Sri Lanka readies ailing Thai elephant for flight home 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z He described it as a “team of expert jungle trackers, scientists, security troops, elephant mahouts and one of the most motley and ridiculous looking groups of armed journalists in recent memory.” Nate Thayer, journalist who landed Pol Pot interview, dies at 62 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z You get used to seeing the huge animals plodding along the road, their mahouts straddling their broad necks, and when driving you learn to take care to move around them. Elephants: Covid and ethics reshape Thailand's tourism industry 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z His mahout warned that he was dangerous and allowed no one, including himself, to get close to the lonely elephant. Kaavan, the world's loneliest elephant, is finally going free 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Elephants and their mahouts held up placards saying “Pray for Australia,” with pictures and cartoons of animals at the event organized by the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal, a local tourist attraction. Thai elephants march in silence for Australian bushfires 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Hundreds of mahouts, or handlers, dressed in royal yellow sang the royal anthem and kneeled with their elephants Tuesday before a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Elephants kneel in ritual tribute to Thailand’s new king 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z The latest to offer assistance to the search operation are the mahouts and their elephants from a neighboring province. Elephants join search in Thailand for missing 2-year-old boy 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The mahouts are counting the days until the tourists come back in the numbers they used to, but also worry that the only business many of them know may be threatened by changing tastes. Elephants: Covid and ethics reshape Thailand's tourism industry 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z The latest to offer assistance to the search operation are the mahouts and their elephants, who will scour the vast plantation for signs of life. Elephants join search in Thailand for missing 2-year-old boy 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z While elephants are revered as a cultural and religious symbol in India, they are also ill-treated by their unschooled mahouts and often fall victim to electrocution, poaching, train accidents and poisoning, animal rights activists say. India's first elephant hospital cheers animal activists, draws... 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z Finally, with the help of a mahout, a traditional elephant trainer, the rangers captured the escaped pachyderm. How to Attract a Killer Tigress? Try a Man’s Cologne 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Two people - the player and a mahout, or trainer, sit astride each elephant. AP Photos: Heavy competition rocks Thai elephant polo 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z “The goal is to prevent conflict,” explained Barokah, a mahout, or elephant rider, patting his large charge, Nelson. Wildlife Detectives Pursue the Case of Dwindling Elephants in Indonesia 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The elephant was unchained by Riengngen, with a mahout, or trainer, on his back. Elephant Trainer’s Death Spotlights Thailand’s Captivity Controversies 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “With little exception, they live in chains when not being dominated by their mahout to perform.” Elephants unchained: 'The day has gone by when this was entertainment' 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z "Most mahouts look after the animals well because their livelihood also depends on the welfare of the elephant," Ittipan added. Asia tourism industry keeps elephants in cruel conditions, rights body says 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z Their handlers - mahouts - are dependent on the animal for their livelihood. Elephant tourism is 'fuelling cruelty' - BBC News 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z If he charged I could shoot, if he took no notice of me it would be safe to leave him until the mahout came back. Did George Orwell shoot an elephant? His 1936 'confession' – and what it might mean 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Violent incidents between mahouts and captive elephants happen frequently in Thailand—the Atlantic reporting at least four deaths last March alone. Elephant Trainer’s Death Spotlights Thailand’s Captivity Controversies 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “As an orphan the mahout becomes like a father to the elephant,” says Wahyuni. Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Some 200 mahouts leading nine, specially chosen white elephants and two white-painted elephants arrived at the palace from around the country. White elephants, mahouts pay respects to late Thai king 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The report finds that mahouts also endure "unacceptable" living conditions and earn poor wages in many of the elephant camps. Elephant tourism is 'fuelling cruelty' - BBC News 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z I thought then and I think now that his attack of “must” was already passing off; in which case he would merely wander harmlessly about until the mahout came back and caught him. Did George Orwell shoot an elephant? His 1936 'confession' – and what it might mean 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z When the elephants come out of their musth, the mahouts believe the elephants have forgotten their commands. Elephants Brutalized in Religious Ceremonies in India Becoming a mahout was a “decision of the heart”, and as for being a father to Paichit, well the baby elephant is more like his wife, he jokes. Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z The mahouts - the handlers - carried curved spikes to keep the elephants in line as we trekked around that track for quite some time. Have we fallen out of love with elephant rides? - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The elephant’s handler, or mahout, had dismounted to take a photograph of the duo when the animal, named Golf, attacked him. Thai elephant attack puts spotlight on abuses in animal tourism trade 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The mahout who was killed was Karen and he was not familiar with the elephant. Thai elephant gores handler to death and runs off carrying three tourists 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Many of those involved with the elephants are men—the mahouts, presumably those who own the temples, the captors. Elephants Brutalized in Religious Ceremonies in India For now, his mahout plays a critical role. Paichit – the baby elephant saved from a palm oil plantation in Indonesia 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z You’ll do some more trekking along trails, and the day ends with a graduation ceremony, where you’ll be presented with a mahout certificate. Why You Should Visit Thailand Right Now 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The mahouts had always played and sung music to their elephants, believing it made them calmer and happier. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z "Can you ask the mahout about a sound we just heard?" Green Blog: Lost Actors in a Haunting Landscape 2013-01-30T12:39:14Z Her mahout brushes her and bathes her in a tank with contaminated, stagnant water. Then she’s given just a scoop of leftover rice. Elephants Brutalized in Religious Ceremonies in India Once the elephants do their business, the wives of elephant mahouts collect the dung, break it open and pick out the coffee. Weird news: Elephant dung coffee fetches $50 a cup 2012-12-07T22:57:00Z To control the elephants, their handlers, known as mahouts, often treat them roughly with poles and pointed hooks. India Ink: Elephant Rights Movement Clashes With Tradition in Kerala 2012-05-26T05:54:26Z Other tracks feature traditional Thai melodies, in which each elephant plays a note of the scale at a cue from a mahout. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z This they refused pointblank to do, in spite of the efforts of the mahout, and the shoving and striking of the attendants behind them. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The mahout who stood at his head now mounted in an extraordinary manner. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Whereupon the stage-manager of the proceedings called out in Tamil to the mahout of the recalcitrant animal, “I fine you five rupees!” Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z “They will learn that I am the mahout only if I hurt them,” one handler said at a small temple festival in Tiruvalla last year. India Ink: Elephant Rights Movement Clashes With Tradition in Kerala 2012-05-26T05:54:26Z Some of the tracks are improvised, the mahouts only signalling to the elephants when to start and when to stop. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z It was laid down upon the ground, and the mahout endeavoured to back the animal over it. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z “The mahout is like a shepherd,” she says. Unchained: Indian Elephant Rehab Center to Be a Model for Rescued Zoo Animals 2012-01-05T20:45:14.450Z It was a mere accident that Aladin, the mahout who had attended him for twenty years, was dead. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The present king never rides the white elephant; but his uncle used to do so frequently, acting as his own mahout, which was one of the royal accomplishments of the ancient Indian kings. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z From the accounts given us we infer that these were Indian, and were trained either by Hindoo mahouts or by Greeks taught in Hindustan. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Luckily, the mahout recovered his control, and managed to slacken the pace. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The mahouts themselves will be trained in the compassionate elephant management technique developed by Buckley, which eschews the traditional pain-based training methods used throughout India. Unchained: Indian Elephant Rehab Center to Be a Model for Rescued Zoo Animals 2012-01-05T20:45:14.450Z When at last we got her near Dundora, the latter's mahout, viciously belabouring her thick skull with the ankus, told us that the cause of her fright was only a small pariah dog. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z But the mahout couldn’t speak for rage; but he kept spitting on the ground, and making signs, till really his face was anything but pretty to look at. Midnight Webs 2011-07-29T02:00:30.077Z All the other mahouts working there speak only Malayalam, making it imperative for her to learn the language. Jungle story 2011-07-25T23:44:40Z "For a mahout, learning the local language is a must because all the elephants in a particular area are used to the regional dialect," Mr Nair adds. Jungle story 2011-07-25T23:44:40Z Buckley’s technique instead uses food and praise as positive reinforcement and focuses on building a relationship between elephants and their mahouts. Unchained: Indian Elephant Rehab Center to Be a Model for Rescued Zoo Animals 2012-01-05T20:45:14.450Z All was confusion; but the Maharajah's voice rang loud above the uproar and made the excited mahouts keep their animals in the alignment. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Chalginna’s mahouts, wishing to use the elephants to move some great stones to strengthen the wall came down to drive the herd to the city. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z But the sahib flushed like an angry dawn, and gave the mahout orders to beat through the thicket for the man with the bull's voice; whereon the bellowing came from behind us. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z "Once I finish my training I will become the first woman mahout in the state of Kerala!" Jungle story 2011-07-25T23:44:40Z Working with mahout—Asian elephant trainers—trained elephants at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, the researchers first taught individual animals to pull the rope with their trunks. Elephants Can Lend a Helping Trunk 2011-03-07T21:32:00Z The mahout, shrouded by the high grass, had seen nothing of all this. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The prince and his mahout, on a young male elephant hunted them. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Gothya, the mahout, salaamed, saying: "We have heard something that moves with noise in the jungle, and, not wishing to frighten Moti, we have waited for the sahib." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Gradually she started to train as a mahout. Jungle story 2011-07-25T23:44:40Z The raja one day noticing the altered condition of his elephant, said to the mahout, “Why has the elephant become so emaciated?” Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z When a mahout is gathering fodder for his charge and sees suitable leaves out of reach at the top of a small tree, he orders his elephant to break the tree down. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The boldest of his men provided themselves with short staffs, tipped with an iron point and hook, first walked among the elephants and then rode about upon their heads as did their mahouts. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Either out of chivalry or cowardice, Raj Bahadar was backing up, refusing to obey the prod of his mahout's goad, and charge. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The relationship between mahout and elephant often lasts for decades. Jungle story 2011-07-25T23:44:40Z The mahout knew that it was Gumda’s curse that had so affected his charge. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z The terrified mahout flung himself off her neck and crept away through the undergrowth. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There are now thirty-three elephants, Gisco the bull, which bears the king’s howdah, is leader of the herd and knows no master except his mahout and the king. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Moti's mahout was squatted at the tamarind to which she had been chained, the broken chain in his lap wet from tears that were streaming down the old fellow's cheeks. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z They live on seven acres of land outside the temple, and are looked after by some 200 keepers or mahouts. Stressed out 2010-03-04T00:01:00Z The raja’s mahout was in the habit of taking his elephant along that street, and every time it passed, it rubbed itself against the wall of Gumda’s house. Santal Folk Tales 2011-01-26T03:00:24.700Z I ordered the mahouts to leave food in her stall and not to attempt to interfere with her unless she came right into the stables. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z His old mahout visiting the spot and seeing how the long imprisonment had affected the elephant was moved to tears. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z He rose, and, going into the bungalow, returned to drop a rupee in the native's hand, saying: "Go back to Raj Bahadar and tell the mahout I will be along shortly." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z By this time the dazed elephant had yielded to the curses and endearments of the mahout. The Great Mogul Gerowlia had by this time nearly scraped off her pad, and there were no signs of the mahout. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel As we were not in Government forest these were fair game for the hunter; and we urged the mahout forward. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The king, his mahout and two of his guard come into the garden; slaves having placed the war howdah upon Gisco, they take their places, and the elephant lumbers off towards the great gate. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Ordering the mahout to pick the girl up, he dropped to the ground. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Evidently there had been a sharp tussle ere the mahout turned his obedient monster towards the Diwán’s residence. The Great Mogul When the mahout returned, he beat her for breaking her tether exactly as the Englishman had done, but much more severely, and the ridiculous old thing hopped on three legs for fully five minutes. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel If caught they are soon discovered to have been domesticated; and mahouts of lost elephants are sent to view them, as their former charges will always recognise and obey them. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The Parsee was quite skilled in the business of a "mahout." Round the World in Eighty Days "Sahib," the mahout suggested, "it may be that it was a tiger, for Raj Bahadar has taken the wind with his trunk many times, after his manner when there are tiger about." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z And cloven the Prince assuredly would have been, for Sainton had drawn his long, straight sword, had not the mahout suddenly wheeled the elephant against the gate, upsetting the snorting Arab by the maneuver. The Great Mogul A few narrow-minded folk with binoculars said that there were mahouts upon their backs, but this was never clearly proven. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel A mahout falsely claimed an elephant as his and mounted it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "If you're a mahout for pink elephants, I don't want to see you," I said. The Chameleon Man With a roar of disgruntled anger he bounded away toward cover in the cane, pursued by Gilfain, whose mahout had driven the elephant across at the sound of the tiger's charge. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Each cunning brute knew that it was an advantage to get rid of his adversary’s mahout, and, indeed, one rider was killed before the fight was long in progress. The Great Mogul Her mahout said that he would go away for a drink of water. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel On her neck the mahout swayed to the motion, while I sat nursing my heavy �470 cordite rifle and talking to my orderly, Draj Khan, seated behind me on the pad. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z My mahout, unable to keep his seat with the rocking, now dropped off his cushion among the scrub below. Miss Cayley's Adventures Undismayed, the man answered: "The mahout maintained as much, sahib, but we all heard the bell, and Moti was in a sweet temper, for she laughed, as elephants do when they are pleased." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z This device caused him to abandon the assault, and he allowed his remaining mahout to drive him away, but not until two unfortunate bhois, or attendants, had been trodden to death. The Great Mogul Runjeet Singh’s Tomb, Lahore In the afternoon we rode on elephants, guided by mahouts in red and yellow uniforms, and attended by servants in liveries of the same colour, to the bazaars. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' But at that moment the mahouts saved us. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z My mahout flung up his hands in wonder and amazement. Miss Cayley's Adventures The mahout reeled up from somewhere near Bahadar and salaamed drunkenly, a foolish, deprecating leer on his lips. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z In a couple of months "my lord the Elephant" is fully civilized, responds promptly to the suggestions of his mahout, and a little later adopts some useful occupation. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions The elephant appeared to understand the mixture of Hindu, French, and Breton—or perhaps it was the sight of the steel ankus that Speed flourished in his quality of mahout. The Maids of Paradise Fortunately they were near a broad, dry river-bed; and the scared mahouts drove them into it for safety. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Our mahouts sat on the elephants' necks, each armed with a pointed goad, to whose admonition the huge beasts answered like clock-work. Miss Cayley's Adventures Then Finnerty commanded the mahout to retrieve Herr Boelke from his perch, pick up the prince, who had scuttled off some distance when he fell, and take them home. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z So when he saw the tiger leaping upon the elephant, the mahout just dropped off on the other side, and escaped into the bushes. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two Probably the Indian "mahout," or elephant trainer could, if he were put to it, do as much with an African as he does with an Indian elephant. More Science From an Easy Chair Whenever I heard that a kheddah party had captured an elephant which evidently had once been tame I sent off Jhansi's mahout to inspect the prisoner. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A born journalist always pretends to know everything before hand, so I speak carelessly of the 'mahout,' as if he were a familiar acquaintance. Miss Cayley's Adventures Finally, telling the mahout to call him if Moti gave trouble, he said: "We can walk to the bungalow from here; it isn't far, captain." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z On the neck of the elephant the mahout had been seated. The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two To get into the howdah a ladder is placed against the animal’s side, which stands perfectly quiet, till ordered by the mahout to move on. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good Not a hundred yards from the camp the mahout stopped Khartoum suddenly and pointed to a black object which indistinctly blurred the path. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z An elephant, from some motive of revenge, killed his mahout, or driver. Anecdotes of Animals And at an order from the mahout, their elephant trudged over to the point of honour, accompanied by the Banjara. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Indeed, when he reached them, the mahouts were complaining loudly, and making much display of the wounded feet of their charges. The Path to Honour The huge creature was guided by a man called a mahout, seated on its neck, with a sharp-pointed stick in his hand. Norman Vallery or, How to Overcome Evil with Good Here I found the mahouts and ordered them to get the two elephants ready, Jhansi still being a deserter. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He walked straight to the dead mahout and, carefully gathering him up in his trunk, wheeled round and set off stationwards. Adventures in Many Lands The wife of a mahout, or elephant driver, was frequently in the habit of giving her baby in charge of an elephant. Stories of Animal Sagacity The mahout on its back was in a good place to mark down dead birds; if it had been taught to point and retrieve, it would have been even more useful. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah What appeared to me very wonderful, was that the wild ones never molested the mahouts or cooroowes who rode on the backs of the tame elephants. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Now and then, under the tangled undergrowth, I caught a glimpse of my orderly or a mahout. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Maharaj didn't like Piroo at all, and made a fuss at having to go without the mahout, for which he got a hot scolding. Adventures in Many Lands Talk about that mahout’s pa-ta-ta-ma-ta-ja-ja-ja—this chap goes twice as fast.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris It was a puzzle for the mahout and elephant to find openings wide enough to take us and the side boxes on the pad through the tangle. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah One is his mahout or attendant, and two, as leaf-cutters, to supply him with food; so that the cost of his keep is upwards of three shillings a-day. My First Voyage to Southern Seas As she backed away the mahout pointed to a great snake twelve or thirteen feet long wriggling away from almost under her forelegs. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The old mahout, in alarm, staggered to the door, and saw the body at the feet of Maharaj and the crimson stains upon the trunk and feet of the elephant. Adventures in Many Lands I was afraid—I mean, ’spected—there’d be a howdah full, all with their spears and krises, and a mahout as well. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris She and her mahout lodged the night on the far side. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Gorgeously-ornamented cloths covered the backs of the huge animals, while the mahouts sat on their necks, to direct them where to go and what to do. The Young Rajah The mahouts, searching for her, came on the track of a herd of wild elephants, which had passed close to our tame ones. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then the mahout drew out an extra chapatie he had hidden in his clothes. Adventures in Many Lands “Only one man—the mahout, in a turban.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris I came here to England to be educated and made into an English gentleman, not to be turned into a low-caste mahout.” Glyn Severn's Schooldays With one bound, before they had time to take aim, it fixed its powerful claws in the creature’s neck, barely missing the mahout. The Young Rajah But not disheartened he ordered the mahout, instead of returning to Buxa, to take him for a wide sweep through the jungle in the hope of shooting something to console him for the night's disappointment. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It was wonderful to see how gently he could play with the little brown baby of the mahout. Adventures in Many Lands “No; I think—yes, it is the mahout who rode into camp at the review.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Your father is a mahout out there in India, isn’t he?” Glyn Severn's Schooldays Ny Deen uttered a fierce command to the mahout, the elephant swung round, and I set my teeth hard to keep from shouting to him to stop and take me with him. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East The other mahouts and my orderly shouted with joy, for it meant largesse to them, and jumped in after Bechan. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then the mahout, weak as he was, helped them off, and set about washing the dark red stains away. Adventures in Many Lands The mahout stopped short and sat staring in wonder, with his mouth wide open and the corners of his lips ruddy with the juice of the betel-nut he had been chewing. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris But the mahout couldn’t speak for rage; and he kept spitting on the ground, and making signs, till really his face was anything but pretty to look at. Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny A word or two in Hindustani from the doctor to the mahout, and our elephant began to shuffle toward the one coming, for Brace had gone on at once. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East All trumpeted shrilly, some planted their forefeet firmly and refused to advance, others turned and stampeded, despite the heavy blows showered on them with the iron ankus by the enraged mahouts. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Hard by the mahout was cooking his dinner under a tamarind-tree. Adventures in Many Lands The mahout’s eyes rolled as he thrust back his kris into its sheath, the man’s face turning from a rich, pale-brown hue to a dirty, pallid mud colour. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris “What!” he roared, in a voice that would have startled a stronger man than I. “Miss Ross’s maid, sir, with that black fellow Chunder, the mahout, trying to kiss her.” Begumbagh A Tale of the Indian Mutiny How did he get hurt?” cried Brace to the mahout in Hindustani. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East I urged my mahout forward and came on it rolling on the ground howling in agony and tearing up the earth with sharp claws. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And the mahout passed into his hut with a shiver that told of the coming ague. Adventures in Many Lands And taking the kris in his hand, he held the blade threateningly towards the mahout and beckoned to him to come. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris It was the youngest mahout of the Chief Commissioner's elephant stockades of Hurda, who spoke. Son of Power The doctor fired, but it did not check the onslaught, and the brute bounded right on to the elephant’s shoulder and tried to claw its way into our howdah, as the mahout yelled with horror. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Several mahouts climbed down and approached the body cautiously, while we covered it with our rifles. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z When the day came the mahout had a slight touch of fever and couldn't go, but he told his nephew to drive the boys there instead. Adventures in Many Lands I see;” and turning to the mahout, he roared out “No!” and pointed forward towards Rajah’s neck. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The youngest mahout bent his head in humility and said with soft reverence: "Will he who is most wise among us, enlighten the darkness of him who is most foolish?" Son of Power The man’s lips parted, and one hand went up towards his head, while the mahout who had brought him looked back with his face full of horror. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East On the neck of each sat the mahout, who raised his hand to his forehead in a salaam. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The ropes still remain round its body to enable the mahout to hold on should the elephant try to shake him off. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Here, at a word from the mahout, both animals stopped short, and Rajah kneeled, when the mahout descended nimbly and began trotting back to the water’s edge. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris It is that elephants of great repute have come from the Vindha Hills; and mahouts of great learning. Son of Power So the elephants were brought out, and the mahouts duly admonished upon the dangers they would run if they attempted any treachery. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East I soon learned to drive them, sitting on their necks and guiding them by pressing my feet behind the ears, as the mahouts do. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He was relieved by an ingenious mahout, who managed to saw off the projecting portion of the tooth, which now forms a paper-weight. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Mister Archie, I am not sure, but I think I can say what the mahout does when he wants him to kneel down. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris A chorus of exclamations swept the circle, before the gurgle of hookahs took the moment, as the mahouts gave themselves to meditation and water-winnowed smoke. Son of Power Plain street brawling, such as one might expect from a cabman or a taxi mahout, not from a man like her husband. North of Fifty-Three At a word she lifts her trunk and tears it down, while the mahout hacks at bough and creeper with his kukri or heavy, curved knife. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The way lay through the woods, between trees sometimes so thick that the elephants broke them down, at the mahout’s word, to make way. Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field Oh! if I could only—” He stopped short with his lips apart, face down, and one ear turned in the direction in which the mahout was staring. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris These mahouts had trained ears; and they listened—computing the stranger's rate of speed. Son of Power Music has charms to soothe the savage beast, and it also has a wonderful power of taking the temper out of the grocer and the painter and the mahout of the waterwork's gasoline engine. Homeburg Memories Bechan, her mahout, espies a small creeper which is highly esteemed by the natives as a febrifuge and is considered a good tonic for elephants. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Its scarlet howdah was empty; its trappings were scarlet; the mahout was a Shan. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma He had just finished this when the mahout, who had evidently prepared himself for his journey by donning his turban and his showy yellow baju and sarong, recommenced his torrent of abuse. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The mahout on his neck spoke to him patiently: "Now will my master use his intelligence to understand that we have arrived?" Son of Power The tiger's corpse had been flung to the ground, and our three mahouts sat in their proper places, iron goads in hand, ready to perform their task of keeping the elephants under control. Tales of Destiny One either sat sideways on the pad or astride above the shoulders and behind the mahout who rode on the neck with his bare feet behind the ears. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z I saw all the mahouts gather together in one place and stare at us and talk. Caves of Terror The Doctor uttered a groan, and then, as the elephant knelt in response to the mahout’s order, the Doctor’s despair died away to make room for duty. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris "I will come down with a full heart and an empty stomach, most beneficent, when this Majesty will permit," the strange mahout assented wearily. Son of Power Presently, the mahout pointed silently to the bushes ahead, and Charlie caught sight, for a moment, of some yellow fur. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Her vicious assailant followed her for a short distance and then returned to search the undergrowth for the mahout but, luckily for the latter, without finding him. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z You see that he is talking to the chief mahout now? Caves of Terror “Yes,” said the Doctor, stepping out into the veranda of his pretty bungalow to meet his visitors, as the great, soft-footed, howdah-bearing beast was checked by his mahout at the bamboo fence. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris "It is a good hearing," said the very old man, as they all bent their heads; and the youngest mahout carefully arranged some specially good tobacco in Ram Yaksahn's hookah. Son of Power The elephant on which Charlie had ridden ran some distance, before the mahout could stop him. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire However, as it would have been sheer cruelty to allow a wounded animal to get away, I ordered our mahouts to pursue. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The Mahatma had been whispering in the mahout's ear, and as his eye met mine I laughed. Caves of Terror But talk about a warm bed—you should have tried sitting like a mahout.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Slowly he came nearer to his mahout, while he swung the body of the child. Son of Power With one forepaw he grasped the howdah, with the other clung to the elephant's shoulder, an inch or two only behind the leg of the mahout. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Luckily in the tall grass there was no danger of our being swept off the pads; and the mahouts soon stopped their animals and brought them back. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z What was more, he dared them to make away with him, saying that the mahout who had accompanied us hither would already have informed the Maharajah Jihanbihar, who would certainly report to the Government. Caves of Terror I want to get him here some night, and then break a way out and get you on him—I knows how to ride like a mahout—and I’ll make him take us to headquarters. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Low murmurs of appreciation swelled among the listening mahouts. Son of Power Presently the frantic passenger was slowly lowered to the hold, where his own beloved mahout and a pile of luscious lucerne awaited his agitated arrival. The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma But the moment Khartoum saw the intruder, she stampeded, followed by her mahout. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z When Ismail came back with a tray on which were several little heaps of money the mahout went into abject ecstasies of mingled jubilee and reverence. Caves of Terror I shouldn’t have the heart to stick it into him as the mahouts do.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The elephant regiment will go by themselves, just one mahout on each neck—like you would carry a mouse. Son of Power The mahouts sit motionless as bronze figures—superb fellows, deeply learned in jungle-lore. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 The mahouts halted their animals and we brought our rifles to the ready. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In cynical enjoyment of the blasphemy outside he sat down then in the shadow of the wall to chew the cane and count the change extorted from the mahout. Caves of Terror Well, when I was off duty for a bit I goes and makes friends with one of the swell mahouts—him as drove the Rajah’s own helephant. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Always a mahout's son takes his place, when he gets too old or dies. Son of Power He glanced moodily round, noted the guards patrolling the boundaries of their secluded camp, the mahout sleeping in the shadow of the elephant; and then he looked down at Kathlyn. The Adventures of Kathlyn The mahout did his best to stop her. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "That mahout named you rightly just now," said I. "He knew your character perfectly." Caves of Terror The mahout let me feed him, and the big beast was quite chummy with me—took me up in his trunk, and set me up astride on him.” Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris I can recall when Mitha Baba's mahout was one of the most wonderful of them all. Son of Power "The king!" shouted the surprised mahout to the guards, who had not seen the man or the turban. The Adventures of Kathlyn She desisted from her efforts to bolt; and when I ordered the mahout to follow the fleeing rogue, she obeyed him and moved off quietly. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z King showed him the courtesy of considering it, and was silent for perhaps two minutes, during which the mahout judged it opportune to whine forth his own demands. Caves of Terror The mahout nodded and smiled at his new friend, and the elephant showed his satisfaction by extending his trunk for more. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris This mahout must be one of the great ones, else the master-mahout would not have spoken to him. Son of Power A native mahout, who had been loitering in town that day, recognized at once the royal turban which the colonel still wore. The Adventures of Kathlyn As we push our way through the undergrowth the mahout stops the elephant suddenly. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The Mahatma, as active as a cat, climbed up behind the chief mahout and sat astride the elephant's neck in the place where the second mahout had been, and began whispering. Caves of Terror Splendid!” cried Pegg, clapping his hands; and the next minute, after another word or two which the elephant evidently understood and obeyed, the little mahout dropped lightly down and stood smiling at his admiring audience. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Horace flashed away and ran in among the massed elephants and mahouts. Son of Power The mahout stood stock-still for a moment, not quite believing his eyes. The Adventures of Kathlyn Eight months after Jhansi's disappearance I was informed by the mahouts that she had suddenly come out of the jungle and approached the Peelkhana. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At any rate, it worked and the mahout threw a handful of coins to him. Caves of Terror Oh, don’t I wish I could remember what the mahout said to him!—Here, Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris Several mahouts left their places and went to one spot; and Skag saw the one who had been called. Son of Power She bade the mahout go to the house of the zenana's doctor, where she donned the habiliments familiar to the guards and inmates of the zenana. The Adventures of Kathlyn Before the mahouts could stop them they swung round and stampeded. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "But I did not propose it!" the mahout answered. Caves of Terror And once more his memory served him in giving some rendering of the mahout’s command, for in his slow, lumbering fashion the monster began to sway. Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris The mahouts say young male elephants will follow a strange male for the chance of a fight. Son of Power Too late he learned that the mahouts he had secretly engaged had misunderstood his instructions and had stationed themselves near the main entrance to the arena! The Adventures of Kathlyn Luckily the mahouts soon got their elephants in hand and stopped them. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z So I tugged at the arm of the second mahout, who was sitting behind his chief, and he scrambled down beside me. Caves of Terror He then made the animal walk on in fetters, towards camp, and on the way, met the mahout, or driver, to whom the second attendant had reported the accident. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The Bengali mahout, Chakkra, appeared; a sturdy little man with blue turban, red kummerband, and a scarf and tunic of white. Son of Power Smiling, Ahmed set her in the howdah, and the mahout bade the elephant to rise, but, interested in some orders by Ahmed, left the beast to his own devices. The Adventures of Kathlyn I am sitting on Khartoum's pad near the mahout perched astride her neck, guiding her by the pressure of his feet behind her huge flapping ears. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Nobody is troubled about keeping the underworld in its place, so mahout or sweeper has the ear of majesty as readily as any other man, if not even more so. Caves of Terror The poor, frightened country-people, therefore, hardly ventured to remonstrate at the mahouts walking off with great loads of their sugar-cane, or to object to the compulsory purchase of their farm produce for half its value. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Chakkra appeared to have an actual hatred toward this man, for he enquired of the Deputy: "Have I your permission to deal with the mahout of this thief elephant?" Son of Power The mahout, terrorized, had slid off and taken to his heels ingloriously. The Adventures of Kathlyn So the mahout leans down and tears them off. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Ten elephants, with nothing visible but the tips of their trunks and the crowns of their heads, on which latter squatted the mahouts, made the passage gallantly. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home His 'mahout' tried to stop him, and he killed the mahout. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated The mahout's face turned back; his trailing lids did not widen in the fierce sunlight. Son of Power The colonel followed, while Bruce took upon his own shoulders the duties of mahout. The Adventures of Kathlyn About three weeks after my arrival I was out in the forest on Khartoum, accompanied by her mahout, Bechan, and a shikaree or native hunter. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Looking round, I saw Jung himself, seated in the place of the mahout, guiding the elephant which he bestrode very cleverly. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home The mahout salaamed, standing in the moonlight at the animal's head. Leonie of the Jungle The hint, however, was that the thief elephant would make all speed; that the lead of the four hours would be conserved as carefully as possible by the other mahout. Son of Power He found Ali at camp, the chief mahout having been conducted there in an improvised litter. The Adventures of Kathlyn In front of the mahout is planted an ornament reaching nearly to the top of the howdah. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Having finished our inspection, and the pay of an unsuccessful mahout or two having been stopped, Jung entered into a long disquisition upon the subject of the wild sports of the Terai. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home The elephant knelt and Leonie stepped on to the marble pavement, placing her hand for one instant upon the mahout's arm to steady herself. Leonie of the Jungle They turned the curve of the last slope, and heard the shout of the mahout far ahead. Son of Power The old mahout purred and smoothed his palms together. The Adventures of Kathlyn His Highness gave a signal, at which the mahouts took their places on the necks of the big beasts, and the chains which secured the combatants were cast off. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East For a moment I feared that the courage of the mahout would give way in that pell-mell career, and that he would slip the rope which bound the two animals together. A Journey to Katmandu (the Capital of Napaul), with The Camp of Jung Bahadoor; including A Sketch of the Nepaulese Ambassador at Home "Why, I thought it was paint!" she said, speaking over her shoulder to the mahout, who, unperceived, held a fold of her white cloak in his hand. Leonie of the Jungle That, Sahib, is the murderous mahout using his steel hook. Son of Power This is what had happened: The chief mahout had discovered the cubs and had taken them into the stockade just as another hunter had espied the parent leopards. The Adventures of Kathlyn The great beast which had borne the brunt of three combats was allowed to cool off, and then his mahout conducted him to the rest he had bravely won. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East We passed the railway extension works, and, to the great delight of the children, saw two elephants busily employed, one of which was being made to lie down to enable his mahout to dismount. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months "The mahout has placed the humble cushioned seat this night upon the back, mem-sahib, so that nothing shall be between the mem-sahib and the light of the moon." Leonie of the Jungle The strange mahout looked drunken and spineless for a second; then there was a red gush under his white cloth as he pitched into the stream. Son of Power There was no howdah, and it was a difficult feat to sit back of the mahout. The Adventures of Kathlyn The mahout is the fellow that sits on the elephant's neck and conducts him. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Muriel called up the mahouts and bade them enter the ravine and begin the beat in about ten minutes, then told her driver to go on. The Jungle Girl Does the—the mahout speak English, because my Hindustani is not very good. Leonie of the Jungle There were no two ways about the mahouts; they loved the elephants reverently; even regarding them as beings more exalted than men. Son of Power In giving her the litter the chief mahout had been inspired by no expressions of pity; simply they desired her to appear fresh and attractive when they carried her into the slave mart. The Adventures of Kathlyn "But the elephant can take care of himself when the mahout allows him to do so," argued Scott. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Night had fallen long before the detachment elephant that bore Wargrave, Macdonald, Tashi and the forest guard as well as its own mahout, reached the bungalow where the District Superintendent of Police awaited them. The Jungle Girl The girl discovered too late that they were to be alone on it, except for the mahout on its neck. The Elephant God And the men of my line," proceeded the youngest mahout, without embarrassment, "have been illustrious—save those who are forgotten. Son of Power The litter, in charge of the chief mahout, proceeded to the slave mart. The Adventures of Kathlyn If the paths that he had followed were sometimes tortuous, along many of them he had been guided by the ankus of that mahout in whose directions his faith had taught him to confide. Mount Music Thus do the mahouts of the koonkies, or trained female elephants employed in hunting and snaring wild tuskers, conceal themselves during the chase. The Jungle Girl But there was a strange note of rage and excitement in it, and he thought of the remarks of the mahouts the previous day on the return from the Moti Mahal. The Elephant God "Softly, young one, softly!" a mahout in his full prime made swift answer. Son of Power The old mahout congratulated himself upon the docility of his find. The Adventures of Kathlyn Whether this slight prod of the mahout's ankus was, or was not, intentional, it is not easy to say, but it took instant effect upon the Big Doctor. Mount Music With one leap it landed with its hind paws on the elephant's head, its fore-feet on the front rail of the howdah, standing right over the mahout who crouched in terror on the neck. The Jungle Girl Then as it rose he pointed to the gateway and said in the mahout's tongue: "Return to your stall." The Elephant God He was malik—which is to say, governing mahout—over them all; and best qualified among them. Son of Power Wild and beautiful she was as the old mahout turned her over to a professional seller. The Adventures of Kathlyn His head was not crowned with the bald benevolence that an elephant wears, but seated on his neck was a mahout, and the mahout was Father Greer, the Parish Priest of Cluhir. Mount Music The second elephant's mahout, a grey-bearded Mahommedan, slipped instantly to the earth and, drawing his kukri, struggled through the arresting creepers and undergrowth to where the stag lay feebly moving its limbs. The Jungle Girl Oh, the yarn came from the mahouts, who heard it from some of the forest guards, who said they'd been told it by Bhuttias from the hills. The Elephant God Seeing that the elephant was not quieting, Kudrat Sharif spoke now in pacifying tones—to the mahout: "Come down among us who are your brothers; we have prepared all things for your refreshment." Son of Power The Mohammedan stopped and touched the old mahout on the shoulder. The Adventures of Kathlyn But a word and a gentle tap from the mahout's stick and the monster brutes roll over on their sides and submit to the inevitable with a shrill protesting trumpet. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Badshah will go down by the road, as well as one of the servants to bring the rifles and tell the mahouts to get a detachment elephant ready. The Jungle Girl "I hardly expected to, after the extraordinary stories I've heard from the mahouts." The Elephant God The elephant was rolling more widely if anything, than at first; so the mahouts stood back a little and considered him. Son of Power The mahout yelled and belabored the elephant on the skull. The Adventures of Kathlyn But sometimes the mahout goes to his dinner, or absents himself for some other reason, and, before he leaves, addresses a few parting injunctions to the elephant to continue his exertions. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The mahout urged his elephant forward and made the reluctant animal pick up the crumpled bunches of blood-stained feathers in its curving trunk and pass them to him. The Jungle Girl Our mahout had the story from one of the mahouts of the Fort. The Elephant God It was there, in the midst of us all, that he killed his first mahout. Son of Power The only thing he could do was to mount up beside Ramabai and Pundita and give chase; and this he did in short order, dragging up the bruised and shaken mahout with him. The Adventures of Kathlyn And at first the animal does so, but not for long does he proceed with his work at the same pace as he did when the mahout was present. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore When in a few minutes Badshah appeared, followed by the panting men, Colonel Dermot sent the mahout on his elephant to the stable to fetch other men to cut up and bring in the bison. The Jungle Girl As he went he shouted to the mahout to stop. The Elephant God "Well done, well done!" the mellow voice of Kudrat Sharif spoke softly; and the mahouts of the Chief Commissioner's stockades assented. Son of Power Immediately the two mahouts charged their brutes toward Rajah, who stopped. The Adventures of Kathlyn Presently, finding or imagining that there is no prospect of the mahout returning, he stops altogether, and stands for a moment in doubt. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore At last they reached a clearing in the forest where stood the mahout's huts and a tall, wooden building, the peelkhana, or elephant stables. The Jungle Girl From the gateway of the Fort above the havildar, or native sergeant, of the guard shouted to the mahout to desist. The Elephant God The daughter of High Himalayan mahouts called this black majesty 'Nut Kut'; and they have added that name on the Government books. Son of Power One of the mahouts reached forward and clouted Rajah on the knee. The Adventures of Kathlyn A great yell of triumph arose all along the line, and the little mahout crept cautiously back from his lurking-place behind the howdah to see if the coast were clear. Mr. Isaacs At last through the trees he began to catch occasional glimpses of the mahouts, and he lost hope. The Jungle Girl But, while the rebuked mahout glared malevolently and inwardly hoped that the animal might kill him, Dermot walked calmly toward it, holding out his hand with the fruit. The Elephant God All the mahouts laughed; translating the double name in their own minds—-Mischief, the Voice-of-Love. Son of Power The old mahout squatted close by and rubbed his hands. The Adventures of Kathlyn The mahout pronounced the elephant on which Kildare was mounted able to proceed, and only a few huge drops of blood marked where the tigress had kept her hold. Mr. Isaacs A cry of relief and a prayer to Allah burst from the grey-bearded Mahommedan mahout, as he straightened himself; and Wargrave turned with glowing face and outstretched hand to the girl. The Jungle Girl Its mahout, or driver, keeping out of reach of its trunk, was beating it savagely on the head with a bamboo. The Elephant God As time went by, the attraction of his mysterious nature inflamed the mahouts with interest; and also with concern—for he was a fearsome fighter. Son of Power The mahout, fully awake to the danger, beat the old rascal mightily with his goad. The Adventures of Kathlyn The great tusker moved evenly along, bearing on the pad an enormous yellow carcass, at which the little mahout glanced occasionally over his shoulder. Mr. Isaacs Then to the mahout she continued in Urdu, "Gul Dad, are you hurt?" The Jungle Girl Dermot felt a strong inclination to thrash the brutal mahout with the unarmed end of the bamboo, but, restraining himself, he turned to the elephant. The Elephant God I went after the governing mahout and he said the child had played too hard; and that was why they brought him home. Son of Power Then a drunken mahout mounted behind Rajah's ears. The Adventures of Kathlyn One, as his mahout or superintendent, and two as leaf-cutters, who bring him branches and grass for his daily supplies. Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon "Have they a mother?" he asked the mahout. The Jungle Girl The officer stroked it and then turned to the mahout, who was standing in the background. The Elephant God Horace waved his hand to Mitha Baba's mahout; and the mahout shouted something in a dialect Skag did not know. Son of Power The chief mahout purchased for Kathlyn a beautiful saree, or veil, which partially concealed her face and hair. The Adventures of Kathlyn This is opposed to the popular belief that "the elephant cherishes such an enduring remembrance of his old mahout, that he cannot easily be brought to obey a stranger." Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon Frank did so; and the two animals lumbered away up the hill after the mahouts had brought the Colonel's guns into the bungalow. The Jungle Girl Associated words: howdah, pachyderm, kraal, corral, keddah, ankus, mahout. elevate, v. lift, raise; promote, advance, aggrandize, exalt; ennoble, dignify. elevation, n. promotion, aggrandizement, exaltation, dignity, advancement; eminence, hill. eleven years. Putnam's Word Book The mahout is always an elephant's servant; he eats from his master, of course. Son of Power Three days later she stood at the frontier, and her servant set about arguing and bargaining with the mahouts to engage elephants for the three days' march through jungles and mountainous divides to the capital. The Adventures of Kathlyn And although he was born in captivity, the property of a mahout, in his first hour he heard the far-off call of the wild elephants in the jungle. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 One of the mahouts said that the Hindus here regard your husband as one, too," said Frank, "and he seemed inclined to believe it himself. The Jungle Girl The elephant was brought forward with vermilion on its cheeks, and a pad on its back, and a big bell round its neck, and a mahout riding it. Folklore of the Santal Parganas Yes; the first part was to the elephant and the last part was to the mahout. Son of Power The elephants trumpeted and the mahouts rose in terror. The Adventures of Kathlyn The incident that upset the mahout's plans was simply that the wild elephants trumpeted again from the hills. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Tell the mahouts to go to the Mess. The Jungle Girl But the oilman objected to the mahout’s riding the elephant; no one was going to ride his bullock. Folklore of the Santal Parganas The elephant's mahout sat in his place on the neck, as if he were a part of the neck itself. Son of Power The jabbering of the mahouts would have amused her at any other time. The Adventures of Kathlyn But the mahout was not weighing the effect of his words. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 The d�k bungalow at Madpur Duar was soon reached, a single-storied building with a couple of trees shading the well behind it and a group of elephants and their mahouts. The Jungle Girl This was seen to be fair and the mahout had to get off; then the fight began. Folklore of the Santal Parganas A mahout says the other one went before we came! Son of Power The mahout here will take you directly to Hare Sahib's bungalow. The Adventures of Kathlyn If the baby should be of the Kumiria— The mahout knew elephants from head to tail, and he was very well acquainted with the three grades that compose the breed. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Their mahouts shouted enquiries to Gul Dad and when they heard of the tiger's death cheered gleefully, for it meant backsheesh to them. The Jungle Girl It reminds me for all the world of a huge docile elephant being bossed about by the mahout's infant family. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917 A mahout was examining his ears—folding them back and feeling of them—laying his cheek against the inside surface. Son of Power From time to time the new mahout turned and smiled at her curiously, but she was too absorbed to note his attentions. The Adventures of Kathlyn He had no love for the mahout that rode his mother. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 But the most wonderful part of all is how the mahout steers the elephant. Modern India The "White Elephant" was never ridden now, but the last King but one used frequently to ride its predecessor, acting as his own mahout. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places When the mahouts first went to examine the sick one—this one was already on the way. Son of Power A mahout, seeing her danger, urged his elephant toward her and reached her just as she was about to let go. The Adventures of Kathlyn None of the mahouts was awake to see him. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 But the mahout in charge, sitting solitary on the front seat, was unconcerned—he laughed, and now and then ducked a snowball without losing any of his good-nature. The Magnificent Ambersons First came the elephant, very lazy and stately—gorgeously caparisoned now, with a gaily attired "mahout" upon his neck. A Little Bush Maid Several elephants answered from the regiment; and many mahouts called to each other. Son of Power The mahout reached down with his silver tipped goad and touched the elephant on the knee. The Adventures of Kathlyn Mostly they loved their mahouts, gave their strong backs willingly to toil, and were always glad and ready to join in the chase after others of their breed. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Ohè, mahout with a mud head, the elephant for the Sahib, and tell them on the far side that there will be no crossing after daylight. Indian Tales When I and the mahout had put him in a good humor he entered the arena and stationed himself by the crates of quacking ducks. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Skag knew that elephants swing men when they intend to kill them; and he heard a low moaning—like wind—rise up from the multitude of mahouts behind. Son of Power This box was directly over a wooden canopy where the mahouts loafed between fights. The Adventures of Kathlyn But most of the mahouts and catchers noticed the rapidity with which the little Muztagh acquired weight and strength. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 Some of the unarmed mahouts were also reluctant, and shouted their fears. Roving East and Roving West Now we will go out to look at the elephants and have a talk with the mahouts, and find out which of the animals can be most trusted to stand steady. Rujub, the Juggler There was nothing certain to the mahouts, but that this man of courage would be dashed to death before their eyes. Son of Power Nevertheless, he permitted the mahout to direct him to one of the city gates, the soldiers trooping alongside. The Adventures of Kathlyn The mahouts and hunters smelt more or less of civilization and were convinced for their part that the disposition of the little light-coloured elephant was beyond redemption. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 On the neck of each sat an impassive mahout. Roving East and Roving West You might or you might not; I could not wait to think about that; the tiger had struck its claws into the mahout's leg, and would have had him off the elephant in another moment. Rujub, the Juggler Many mahouts were shouting something together; their right hands flung high. Son of Power "Make the white woman suttee in her place!" cried the drunken mahout. The Adventures of Kathlyn “Debraj’s” mahout ordered him to charge at “Kennedy”, and, urged forward with voice and prong; “Debraj” did so with a good will. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Some of them are prickly, and as the elephant slowly forces his way through the mass of pendent swaying cords, they lacerate and tear the mahout's clothes and skin, and appropriate his puggree. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The Doctor bound up the wound on the mahout's leg, and then superintended the skinning of the animal while waiting for the arrival of the trap. Rujub, the Juggler It is right for you to know," the master-mahout went on, "that mahouts are a kind of men by themselves apart. Son of Power She could not see the stockade from where she now was, but she could hear shouts from the mahouts. The Adventures of Kathlyn “Did your elephant refuse to come through?” he questioned the mahout of the small elephant. Bengal Dacoits and Tigers Some are reluctant to strike out, when they begin to enter the deepest channel, and try to turn back; the mahouts and 'mates' shout, and belabour them with bamboo poles. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The mahout gave a cry of pain, for the talons of one of the forepaws were fixed in his leg. Rujub, the Juggler They answer their individual mahouts like a man's own fingers. Son of Power I am Ali, Bruce Sahib's chief mahout; and we have believed you dead! The Adventures of Kathlyn —Nicholas imitated throwing out a line—"man tie mahout round—but—big ice come—" Nicholas dashed his hands together, and then paused significantly. The Magnetic North The mahout fairly yelled with pain, and one of the Baboos, smarting from the fiery bites of the furious insects, toppled clean backwards into the undergrowth, showing an undignified pair of heels. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The god who looks after marriages drove in melancholy isolation on the vast back of an elephant, whose mahout led him by a chain of flowers. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan But his mahout was easing him with low chants—made of a thousand love-words. Son of Power In reality, Rajah, freed of his unwelcome mahout, had legged it down the road without so much as trumpeting his farewell, and the soldiers had not been able to stop him. The Adventures of Kathlyn I tried cajoling her as the mahout did, and assured her that she was a "Pearl" and my "Heart's Delight." Here, There and Everywhere It was not long ere I had them carefully wrapped in the mahout's blanket. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The mahout hurried to my rescue and then examined the damaged tail of his animal. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The mahouts say Neela Deo did the thing for me; stood up and took it, till he could kill the beast without killing me. Son of Power Bruce's mahout, who was a Rajput Mohammedan, turned his head to learn what his master had to say. The Adventures of Kathlyn The mahout, should he have but small confidence in his passenger's marksmanship, will make the elephant fidget so that it becomes impossible to fire. Here, There and Everywhere After a long search, beating the same ground over and over again, an elephant trod on the dead body lying under the trampled canes, and the mahout got down and discovered her lying quite dead. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter My words worked a miraculous transformation in the mahout's behavior. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan These mahouts come of lines that know the elephant from before our ancestors were named. Son of Power Cunningly he dashed under some branches, sweeping the mahout off his neck. The Adventures of Kathlyn When Chota Begum at length pulled up, she had to listen to some terrible home-truths about her ancestry from the mahout, who was bitterly disappointed in his beloved charge. Here, There and Everywhere It was rapidly getting dark, and the mahout, or elephant driver, a miserable low caste stupid fellow, evidently knew nothing of the country, and was going at random. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Clinging to each other we at last gave the signal for departure, and the mahout goaded the right ear of the animal with an iron rod. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan "I've had a promise of something and I mean to know more about the mahouts and about elephants." Son of Power The men obeyed clumsily, being fishermen by occupation and mahouts by compulsion. The Adventures of Kathlyn One evening on our way back to camp, we thought that we would ride our elephants ourselves, and told the mahouts to get down. Here, There and Everywhere There is an irregular line of stately elephants, each with its towering howdah and dusky mahout, moving slowly along through the rustling reeds. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter Without giving a thought to his bleeding nose, the mahout jumped at the rupee with the greediness of a wild beast springing upon its prey. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan After that no man saw him for sixteen weeks—save the mahouts of his own stockades. Son of Power Ohe, mahout with a mud head, the elephant for the Sahib, and tell them on the far side that there will be no crossing after daylight. Soldiers Three I then ordered Chota Begum to go on, using the exact words the mahout did. Here, There and Everywhere Here we disturbed a colony of pigs, but the four mahouts being Mahommedans I did not fire. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter First the elephant raised herself on her fore-legs, which movement tilted us all back, then she heavily rose on her hind ones, too, and we rolled forwards, threatening to upset the mahout. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan Then every mahout straightened, freezing to a fixed position that did not differ by a line from the position of his neighbour on either side. Son of Power I saw elephants at work, and at one period I lived in a timber camp, consisting of working elephants and mahouts. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Nothing, on the other hand, can be more comfortable than a well-appointed howdah, where one is quite alone except for the mahout perched on the elephant's neck. Here, There and Everywhere The mahout, or elephant-driver, tried in vain to check the rush of the frightened brute, but after repeated sounding whacks on the head he got her to stop, and again turn round. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter With one hand he threw down a silver rupee, with the other he seized the mahout's muslin garment and hurled him after the coin. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The mahouts had planned it in sheer boyishness; and to their mountain hearts it meant something like the clown-play in a western circus. Son of Power Such a ponderous beast cannot be allowed to roam at large among human beings, and the working elephant never leaves his stake and chain except under the guidance of his mahout. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations This was a very easy shot, but it did me great service with my mahout. Here, There and Everywhere The mahout endeavoured to check its rush, and in desperation the elephant charged straight down, close past the tiger, which lay writhing and roaring under a huge overhanging tree. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter But before the wild elephants can be used thus they must go to school, to learn to be gentle, and to do as their drivers, or mahouts, tell them to do. Umboo, the Elephant The mahouts laughed, calling their strange mountain calls; and the people went quite mad. Son of Power To forestall an accident, the mahout was discharged, and for two years he completely disappeared. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations As to questions of lineage, and the morals of Chota Begum's immediate progenitors, I can only hope that the mahout exaggerated, for he certainly opened up appalling perspectives. Here, There and Everywhere Just then my mahout raised his hand, and in a hoarse excited whisper called out, 'Look, sahib, a large tiger!' Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter And indeed the Indian mahouts consider their elephants almost like children. Umboo, the Elephant Even the English taxidermist who had taken the trouble to sew and roughly stuff that mangled tiger-skin for the mahouts—even he shouted with them. Son of Power The black figures on the tame elephants are their mahouts, wrapped in blankets and lying down. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations It is but seldom that one sees a native of India laughing, but those mahouts, when they emerged from the cover of some bamboos, were simply bent double with laughter. Here, There and Everywhere He marvelled much, and just then his mahout pointed to the supposed bull-frog, and in an excited whisper implored George to fire. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter She knew her business and was about as deep and crafty as any mahout could wish. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories But in this falling of calamity upon their so successful foolish plan, the mahouts were stricken—desperate. Son of Power When an elephant can endure without panic an infuriated tiger climbing up its frontispiece to get at the unhappy mahout and the hunter, that elephant belongs in the courageous class. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations Chota Begum was deeply touched by these attentions, and one morning my mahout informed me that she wished, out of gratitude, to lift me into the howdah with her trunk. Here, There and Everywhere The elephant was forced again into the nurkool very much against his will, and the mahout was promised a reward if we got the tigress. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The mahout talked to her and patted her, and Kinka seemed to quite understand, nodding her head wisely, and touching his face and shoulders gently with the tip of her trunk. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories Mitha Baba was beginning to show that she did not like the old mahout's urging—but Mitha Baba was always willful. Son of Power A terrified mahout emerged through the debris like a devil from bell's bunkers, calling to his elephant all the endearing epithets he knew, and cursing him alternately. Guns of the Gods Their commander, or chief mahout—as I was inclined to call him—was a cheerful young giant of colonial origin, who has often driven them serenely across No Man's Land and into the German trenches. A Traveller in War-Time The mahouts and beaters were petrified with horror at my presumption. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The mahout did not trouble himself about Kinka, once he had let her go. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories They found four very disconsolate mahouts on the bank of the river beside the great pile of nicely arranged stuff. Son of Power The horses kicked and squealed, for the Rajput loves a mettled mount; but nothing disturbed the elephant's slow, measured stride, or moved the equanimity of his mahout. Guns of the Gods The elephant at once showed that he perceived the newcomer to be a stranger by an uneasy movement, but the mahout quieted him. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal The mahout obeyed the order, and we soon approached the spot, where the roars and howls still continued. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 There was a consultation among the mahouts, and it was decided, as he was still so savage, there was nothing to be done but to leave him yet one more day. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories But Mitha Baba's reply was in the very oldest language of India—one even the mahouts know only a very little of. Son of Power His mahout was calling him endearing names and using the ankus alternately, promising him rum with one breath and a thrashing with the next. Guns of the Gods The two Arabs and the mahout carried the howdah out, placed it on the elephant, and securely fastened it in its position. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal The first impression of a stranger when observing the conduct of a mahout or driver is sympathy for the animal, which is governed through the severe authority of the iron spike. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 His poor ankles were swollen enormously; his eyes were so inflamed that he was quite blind, and, to make matters worse, the mahouts saw that he was suffering now from the Ceylon Murrain. Rataplan, a rogue elephant; and other stories Nut Kut, who had already made his reputation as the most deadly fighter known to the mahouts, was exulting in strength. Son of Power The mahout was here among friends, and the salutations were numerous. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither The mahout took his position on its neck, and the elephant then rose to its feet. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal Two or three of the mahouts shouted, "The tiger's behind, we must go back and take a longer beat." Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 At about twenty paces I fired and hit—not Jana but the lame priest who was fulfilling the office of mahout, perched upon his shoulders many feet above the point at which I had aimed. The Ivory Child The mahouts—the Gul Moti had scarcely remembered them till now—were calling back and forth about a bad one, a "tricky elephant." Son of Power Near the port we met three elephants, the centre one of great size, rolling along, one of them with a mahout seated behind his great flapping ears. The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither He had already handsomely rewarded the two men and the mahout for the services they had rendered him. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal A large pile of these neat packages is prepared for every elephant, and, when ready, the mahout sits by the heap and hands the parcels one by one to the ever-expectant trunk. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 The mahout had managed to reach a tree in time to save his own life and was crouching on a branch, with his head buried in his arms. Son of Power Soon she heard a muffled cry from the same mahout: "Men of the Hills, mourn with me!" Son of Power This was the bad one whom the mahouts had recognised on sight—had feared from the beginning. Son of Power As he approached it for the third time the mahout guided him towards it, and, accustomed at this hour to sally out, the elephant made a sudden rush in that direction. The Young Carthaginian A Story of The Times of Hannibal |
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