Elephant and Mahout

During my one of recent tours, I saw an elephant. A big one that stood elegantly =. The animal was very big but the tool used to make the elephants obey commands is simply a wooden rod with a metal hook. The mahout, the person who take care of the animal always carry this tool to give instructions. Actually, the Mahout and the elephant enjoys a close relationship. There will be one assistant to Mahout to help him in taking care of the animal.