Vince begged the elephant to return the flask , until the zookeeper , rolling her eyes and trying not to laugh at Vince , wandered into the enclosure and extricated the flask from the beast 's mouth . She returned it , dripping in saliva and smelling rather disgusting , to Vince , who later excitedly offered the mangled thing and his far - fetched tale to Howard with barely an apology . Typical of Vince - the flask was perfect before he got his hands on it .

Question: Why would the elephant have a flash ?
Answer: The elephant needed to get a drink .None of the above choices .The elephant was thirst and wanted to drink .The elephant is an animal who likely did not realize they were playing a prank .