Elephant in A Dark Room

Once Hindus brought an elephant for a show and put it into a dark house. Many came to have a sight of the beast. But since they couldn't see in the dark, they touched the elephant to guess what it is ; One rubbed his palm against it's trunk: "Oh", he exclaimed. "It's a hose!" The other reached its ear and thought: "It must be a fan." The next one got hold of its leg and guessed: " Well, it should be a carved pillar." The one after touched its back and cried, "Hay, it's a soft bed!" It went on and on, and each one made a guess upon where they had touched the elephant. Had they carried a candle, there would have been no disagreement among them.