Who said: "If every country had to write a book about elephants..."

This week we're taking a break from the regular literary quotes, for a literary joke!

If every country had to write a book about elephants. What would they write?

• America: How to Make Bigger and Better Elephants
• French: The Sex Lives of Elephants
• England: Elephants I Have Shot on Safari
• Wales: The Elephant and its Influence on Welsh Language and Culture
• Japan: How to Make Smaller and Cheaper Elephants
• Finland: What Do Elephants Think about Finnish People
• German: A Short Introduction to Elephants, Volumes 1-12
• Iceland: Defrosting an Elephant
• Canada: Elephants: A Federal or State Issue
• Sweden: How to Reduce Your Taxes with an Elephant
• Switzerland: The Country Through Which Hannibal Went With His Elephants
• Israel: The Elephant and the Jewish Problem
• Denmark: Elephants: 100 Easy Ways of Cooking Them

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