It's a long read home The weather tended to be hot and dry, and the road went from being asphalt or grass to an uneven stone surface, strewn with pot-holes. As they rushed their journey both day and night, the elephants 'feet quickly blistered and tore, even becoming infected and festering.
回國路迢迢由於天氣偏乾熱，路面又從柏油路、草地變成凹凸不平的石子路，在日夜兼程趕路下，象腳很快就磨破了，甚至發炎化膿。