that.’ Mihrimah gestured to her nursemaid, who produced a dozen circlets from the inside of her long, loose jacket. ‘Here, start with these. Dada and I will come and check how you are getting along.’ That week Jahan spent every afternoon tossing circlets to Chota, all of which the elephant ignored. Circlets would be replaced by hoops, hoops by balls, and, eventually, balls by apples. Only the latter worked:
