The Autobiography of a Circus Elephant Outline: Describes itself and the work it does – remembers its free life in the jungle – caught and trained – has now got used to a circus life but would prefer to be free once more. Just look at me. I am a huge animal about twice the height of a man. I have a broad back, small eyes and ears like fans. My...

The Autobiography of an Old Coat Outline: Happiness to be bought by a college student – description-aroused admiration – eager to please its master-ready to undergo pain and trouble -shabby with age-set aside in favour of a new coat. I shall not bore you by giving you a detailed account of my early life. Let me begin my story with the happiest chapter of my early life. How well I remember...

The Autobiography of a Wrist Watch Outline: Present state – early life – happiest days – crippling accident. You don’t think I am attractive now, do you? Well, I have seen better times. I was once beautiful and useful too. As those happy days are gone, I am now old and worthless. I was born in a factory in Switzerland. My companions and I were imported to Ahmadabad by a rich...

The Autobiography of a Retired Sailor Outline: Present condition – early sea life – adventure—storms, visits to various countries – joy in each home-coming—longing to return to the sea – now can only dream of the past. You see me here sitting in an armchair by the fire. I am too old to lead an active life. If you look at me now, you will never believe that I was once...

The Autobiography of an Astronaut Outline: Early life and training – preparations for first flight – actual flight -splash down. I am a wonder of modern science. I am an astronaut. People in the past never heard of astronauts. Only modern scientific progress has made space travel possible. Interplanetary travel has become a reality today. A few of us were chosen for training. We had a hard time during our training...

The Autobiography of a Prisoner Outline: Present unhappy state – memory of a happy childhood – learnt bad ways when young—turned pickpocket – broke into a house, murdered and robbed, -tried and condemned; life sentence-no hope. I am all alone in my prison cell. I have no company. I came here ten years ago. I shall never see the faces of my family or friends any more. Yet I remember I...

The Autobiography of a Tiger in a Zoo  Outline: Present unhappy condition – early life in the forest – caught and brought to the zoo – unhappy to be deprived of freedom-sometimes harassed by visitors – wishes he could return to a free life again. How unhappy I am shut up behind the bars of this cage ! I have very little space in which to move about. I have enough...

The Autobiography of an Old Book Outline: Present condition – early life in the forest – life in the paper mill – at the printing press – at a book-shop – how treated by children when new – stolen and ill-treated —now very shabby. I am an old shabby, story-book. I have become dirty and dog-eared. I am handled very roughly by my present owner. How I wish for the old...