A white elephant is regarded as a sign a monarch reigns with justice and power, and that the kingdom is blessed with peace and prosperity. Because the animals are considered sacred laws protect them from labor, and receiving the gift of a white elephant from a monarch is simultaneously both a blessing and a curse: a blessing because the animal is sacred and a sign of the monarch's favour, and a curse because the animal has to be retained and could not be put to work offsetting it's costs.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The floating of the Elephant
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