midday
`` Oh ! Maharajah , King of Kings , who can deceive thee , my pearl of wisdom , my mountain of might ? '' and the mahout caressed the huge trunk as it wound itself lovingly around him and gently extracted the chapatie from his hands . Having swallowed this , the elephant picked up the scattered cakes and , piling them up before him , gave himself up to enjoying his midday meal . After that Maharaj and Alec grew great friends . Alec used to bring him bazaar sweets , of which he was very fond , and sugar-cane . He was a great wonder to the elephant , who could never understand why his pockets were full of all sorts of uneatable things .