Once they came upon some water, the elephants would frequently grow lethargic and refuse to get up. Only when the soldiers bound the back of the elephants 'legs with thick ropes or burned their bums with fire, could they force them to stand up again.
有時好不容易看到水，大象們往往就賴著不肯起來，只好拿粗繩縛住象的後腿，並用火把燒屁股，才把他們趕上來。