A War Movie A Little Muddled

[poliphilo]

I dreamed I was parachuting into occupied France on a secret mission or- possibly- escaping from Colditz Castle. Either way I was faced with making a daring descent from somewhere very high up. Having worried myself sick about this I jumped forward in time and found myself in Paris, dodging Austrian troops with the help of my contacts in the Resistance. I knew that I would be safe- or at least safer- if I could manage to make my way south to Bourges...

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[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Funny- I'm in the middle of reading a book in French about a stuffed elephant that resides the museum in Bourges- name of Hans! :o)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't know where Bourges came from. I don't think I've ever been there. Leastways I don't have any significant associations with it.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should go there some time to see the elephant! :o)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've just been to the Museum website- and see he's a late 18th century elephant. That's quite something. Taxidermy rarely lasts that long.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Hans and his mate Parkie were quite famous in their day.

If you read French I can give you the book's title.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Go on then....

I was reading about dodos the other day. Apparently all the stuffed specimens are recent fakes because the authentic specimens fell apart years ago.

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Its by Philippe Candegabe and is called:

'L'incroyable histoire de l'éléphant Hans'.

I'm finding it an intriguing and fun read.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.