An elephant strayed into Sheikh Chilli’s village, one night. Next morning, some children saw huge footprints of the elephant while playing. They had never seen anything like that before. All they had seen were hoof-marks of some cattle. It was beyond their imagination that any living being could leave such huge footprints. Some were even of the opinion that maybe a huge ghost had roamed the village at night! The children showed Sheikh the footprints. Sheikh carefully observed them and sat down in thought. The children watched Sheikh intently. Suddenly, Sheikh sprang up and stated, “Somebody seems to have lost their shoes.” This answer surprised the children. Sheikh explained further, “Look closely. This fellow must have visited his fields and lost his shoes there. Having lost his shoes, he had to wear mugs on his feet. How uncomfortable for the poor fellow it must have been!” The children couldn’t control their laughter, trying to imagine a person walking with feet stuck into mugs.