Have you ever traveled to another country?

Maybe no one spoke the same language as you.

Maybe there were some cultural differences you had to get used to.

How did you feel? Were you excited, scared?

Maybe you stumbled upon natural beauty like nothing you've ever seen in your own country.

If you had the chance to bring some of that beauty home with you, would you?

And how far would you go to get your hands on it?

A jewel thief from the 17th century must have asked himself that same question.

In the Galconda region of India, there was once a Hindu temple honoring the goddess Cedar.

She is a deity known for her purity and sacrifice.

The temple honored Cedar with a statue.

Its eyes were made of diamonds, and diamonds are sacred in Hinduism.

The jewel thief didn't care about angering the gods though, or maybe his greed got the best

of him.

Maybe this diamond was just that beautiful.

In any case, when the thief sneaked into the temple and stole one of Ceda's diamond eyes straight from its socket,

nothing happened.

Excited with this new treasure, the thief walked right out of the temple.

But the moment when he stepped over the threshold, no longer inside the sacred place, he dropped dead.

The story of a jewel thief's sudden death was told again and again over the years.

It became very popular in the 20th century,

and it still talked about today. But the first person to ever tell it was a French gem

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