Fortunately, a kind-hearted stranger provides you with allergy medication.

Unfortunately, the medicine is expired, so you suddenly feel faint and start seeing things in your daze.

Fortunately, the elephant senses that something is wrong and gently sets you on the ground with its trunk before you can fall off.

Unfortunately the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals arrives to impound the elephant, which they say you have imported illegally.

Fortunately, you're able to recover from your allergy attack in the absence of the elephant and soon feel good as new.

Unfortunately, the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals comes back with mountains of paperwork for you to do, saying that if you don't finish all of it, you can be saddled with a hefty fine.

Fortunately, you used to work as an accountant and are very good with paperwork.

Unfortunately, someone accidently spills a pitcher of water all over your work an it gets soaked and ruined

Fortunately, the person who gave you the paperwork was very thorough, so you have backup copies of everything.

Unfortunately, by the time you're able to mail the paperwork, it's already too late and they've set a band of raging animal rights bandits to come collect you.

Fortunately, your lawyer appears with proof that the elephant was, in fact, imported legally, so all this hassle was totally unnecessary.

Unfortunately, your lawyer has been disbarred from practicing law and can't help you.

Fortunately, something else has come up, so now the Royal Society is distracted and forgets about you.

Unfortunately, the raging animal rights bandits haven't yet got the memo and are still coming to get you.

Fortunately, you're getting very practiced at evading hunters and you take a vacation in the Sierra Nevadas.