Up till then he had not shown the shadow of a sign of astonishment or anything else . But now his eyes began to get bigger and bigger , and he picked up the reins on his horse 's neck and looked behind him . For a minute it seemed as though he were going to draw his sword and slash his way out through the English men and women in the carriages at the back . Then the advance stopped dead , the ground stood still , the whole line saluted , and thirty bands began to play all together . That was the end of the review , and the regiments went off to their camps in the rain , and an infantry band struck up with -- The animals went in two by two , Hurrah ! The animals went in two by two , The elephant and the battery mul ' , and they all got into the Ark For to get out of the rain ! Then I heard an old grizzled , long-haired Central Asian chief , who had come down with the Amir , asking questions of a native officer . `` Now , '' said he , `` in what manner was this wonderful thing done ? '' And the officer answered , `` An order was given , and they obeyed . '' `` But are the beasts as wise as the men ? '' said the chief . `` They obey , as the men do . Mule , horse , elephant , or bullock , he obeys his driver , and the driver his sergeant , and the sergeant his lieutenant , and the lieutenant his captain , and the captain his major , and the major his colonel , and the colonel his brigadier commanding three regiments , and the brigadier the general , who obeys the Viceroy , who is the servant of the Empress . Thus it is done . '' `` Would it were so in Afghanistan ! '' said the chief , `` for there we obey only our own wills . '' `` And for that reason , '' said the native officer , twirling his mustache , `` your Amir whom you do not obey must come here and take orders from our Viceroy . '' Parade Song of the Camp Animals ELEPHANTS OF THE GUN TEAMS We lent to Alexander the strength of Hercules , The wisdom of our foreheads , the cunning of our knees ; We bowed our necks to service : they ne'er were loosed again , -- Make way there -- way for the ten-foot teams Of the Forty-Pounder train ! GUN BULLOCKS Those heroes in their harnesses avoid a cannon-ball , And what they know of powder upsets them one and all ; Then we come into action and tug the guns again -- Make way there -- way for the twenty yoke Of the Forty-Pounder train ! CAVALRY HORSES By the brand on my shoulder , the finest of tunes Is played by the Lancers , Hussars , and Dragoons , And it 's sweeter than `` Stables '' or `` Water '' to me -- The Cavalry Canter of `` Bonnie Dundee '' !
Then feed us and break us and handle and groom , And give us good riders and plenty XXXXX room , And launch us in column of squadron and see The way of the war-horse to `` Bonnie Dundee '' !
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