There wasn't a sign of a flat thing visible.

It was a handsome ass, and friendly, but just an ass, and nothing more." The elephant asked: "Did you see it good and clear?
Were you close to it ?" "I saw it good and clear, O Hathi, King of Beasts.

I was so close that I touched noses with it." "This is very strange," said the elephant; "the cat was always truthful before--as far as we could make out.

Let another witness try.

Go, Baloo, look in the hole, and come and report." So the bear went.