The Elephant as Governor（在线收听）

    An elephant was once appointed ruler of the forest．Now，it is well known that the race of elephants is endowed with great intelligence；but every family has its unworthy scion．Our Governor was as stout as the rest of his race are，but as foolish as the rest of his race are not．As to his character，he would not intentionally hurt a fly．Well the worthy Governor became aware of a petition laid be-fore him by the sheep，stating that their skins were entirely torn off their back by the wolves．“Oh，rogues！”cried the elephant，“what a crime！Who gave you leave to plunder？”
    But the wolves said：”Allow us to explain，Oh father．Did not you give us leave to take from the sheep a trifling contribution for our coats in winter？It is only because they are stupid sheep that they cry out．They have only a single fleece taken from each of them，but they grumble about giving even that！
    “Well，well，”said the elephant，“take care what you do．I will not permit anyone to commit injustice．As it must be so，take a fleece from each of them．But do not take from them a single hair besides．He who has rank and power，but wants sense，however good his heart may be，is sure to do harm．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Who was once oppointed ruler of the forest？
    ② Who gave the ruler a petition？
    ③ What can we learn from the text？