Russian Diplomacy

The great victory for Soviet diplomacy at the Helsinki conference.

President Ford, Giscard d' Estaing, Harold Wilson and Brezhnev assembled for a conference. After days of conferring they decided to take a break — they would go to India to hunt elephants.

Well, they did, and the very first day, towards nightfall, they caught an elephant. Now, what were they to do with it? They decided to tie it to a tree and agreed to take turns in guarding it.

The first on guard was President Ford. He stood guard for two hours, woke Giscard, then went to sleep. Giscard stood guard for two hours, woke Wilson, then went to sleep. Wilson stood guard for two hours, woke Brezhnev, then went to sleep. Brezhnev went to sleep too.

In the morning they woke up and there was no elephant.

'Where's the elephant?' they ask Brezhnev.

'What elephant?'

'What do you mean "What elephant"?' The others are indignant. 'Did we come to India to hunt elephants?'

'We did.'

'Did we catch an elephant?'

'We did.'

'Did we tie it to a tree?'

'We did.'

'Did we agree to take turns guarding it?'

'We did.'

'Did Ford stand guard?'

'He did.'

'Did he hand the elephant over to Giscard?'

'He did.'

'Did Giscard stand guard?'

'He did.'

'Did he hand the elephant over to Wilson?'

'He did.'

'Did Wilson stand guard?'

'He did.'

'Did he hand the elephant over to you?'

'He did.'

'Then, where is the elephant?'

'What elephant?'

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