Jumbo -

Suddenly, a massive freight train called the "Grand Trunk Express" came roaring out of the dark.

When the London Zoo decided Jumbo was too dangerous (he had started breaking his tusks against his iron cage), they sold him to the American showman Phineas Taylor Barnum—of "The Greatest Show on Earth." Britain was outraged. They wrote letters to The Times . Children cried in the streets. A legal battle ensued, but Barnum prevailed. Suddenly, a massive freight train called the "Grand

To understand the word "Jumbo," one must travel back to the Victorian era. The word was not born in a boardroom or a dictionary; it was born in the animal kingdom. Specifically, it belongs to the most famous elephant to have ever lived. Suddenly, a massive freight train called the "Grand