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 .
Why would Howard be owed an apology ?
- Vince should have been more careful to prevent the Elephant from having access .
 - Howard wanted to touch the Elephant himself .
 - Howard was afraid of Elephants .
 - None of the above choices .


Vince should have been more careful to prevent the Elephant from having access .