Talk:The Fifth Elephant

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Why is the novel called “The Fifth Elephant”? Where does the cover's flying “fire elephant” come from?

2007-03-21 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

Anything to do with the 1997 movie The Fifth Element?

That was my first assosiation when I saw the title. However, is it much more likely to have something to do with four elephants the Discworld rests on. Anyone who know?

2007-06-01 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

There are several possibilities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Element_%28disambiguation%29 provides some of them. And the fifth element in the context of the novel could be fat, but I don't think we'll ever know for sure unless Pratchett speaks up! Geoff B 09:48, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

That reference does not help me at all.

2007-06-05 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

[edit] Origin Of The Fifth Elephant

The land of Discworld rests on the back of four gigantic elephants. It is rumoured that there had been a fifth, which slipped, flipped and landed on Discworld, literally becoming part of the geography. Lots42 20:01, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

This explanation are inconsistent with the cover’s flying “fire elephant”.

2007-12-08 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.229.19.152 (talk) 20:39, 8 December 2007 (UTC)