Show LEGENDS OF THE ELEPHANT many litany and wonderful are ara the tales talea told concerning its ita virtues and its lt wisdom naturally we talked first about cle ale of which lie he was almost as i childishly fond ns is 1 I but in contrast to uty my poor knowledge lie possessed the rich tore lore of a man who had not only observed dattil for many years yeara willi loving interest but lind had also listened ten bened d to lite he toles of mahout slid and pill karl from slum to coylon ceylon lie poured out it hundred gifts from tin nn apparently inexhaustible store llo lie told of ulal lit in burnia ll iirma when the wild herds tire driven into gigantic corrals to bo be turned alicd for the lie service of puny ninni in then turning to ilia catnes bo be stowed od Bt by doting mahouts on theoli colossal darlings ho pointed out that in tills this of affection lotus or lily or pearl was waa only a com coin inon place while even stiver silver star and golden joy seemed inadequate folk tales too lie ho repeated among them tho the narrative of tile the wine wife elephant that used to bo be sent out front from it lain city the morning after tile tho kings drath death to bring anck in its be jeweled the man it lind halt chosen as successor to the throne finally just juat an aa wo we were leaving lite bank of the stream lie lib spoke of tho lite part played by tile tho elephant in the story of him who become became tile the light of asia before the birth of destined to be the th nm lor of mankind ills mother dreamed that it ali rayed afar from heaven entered lier her right side and of this star the token wax wait a white elephant with six alx lx perfect tusks again in the prophetic vision of ills ila fattier father the sec ond fear was ton huge allver tusked elephants signifying tho the ton groat great gifts of wisdom in strength wh whereof ervol the prince prenco should shako shake the world in Budd lias middle yeara an enemy sought bought to take his hl litle life by sending against him a raging elephant but tho the animal recognized the good head of the venerable omniscient one and stood in peaceful adoration before tho ilia divine corann cpr nn aftin magazine |