Daily puzzle

Put Hills Like White Elephants back in order

Seven beats from our edition of Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. The Station An American and a girl wait between train lines in the hot, dry Ebro valley, ordering beer to fill the forty minutes before the express.
  2. White Elephants Jig says the hills look like white elephants; the man's flat reply reveals a current of irritation running beneath the small talk.
  3. The Operation The man introduces the operation, calling it perfectly simple and natural, and presses Jig that it is the only thing bothering them.
  4. We Could Have Everything Jig tests his promises, saying they could have everything, then realizing that once it is taken away they never can again.
  5. Please Stop Overwhelmed, Jig begs him to please please please stop talking, exposing how relentless his persuasion has become.
  6. Alone at the Bar The man moves the bags across the platform and drinks alone, watching the other passengers wait reasonably for the train.
  7. I Feel Fine He asks if she feels better and she smiles that there is nothing wrong with her, leaving the choice unresolved and unspoken.