Hello, this is Janna, and welcome to Story Noree.

I am back with a detarker tale, which is a fable in the Buddhist tradition.

As you may know, Buddhism is one of the great religions of Asia, and its founder is known

as the Buddha, these tales usually involve animals and teach morals.

What sets them apart is that one of the characters is often the Buddha himself, in one of his

early lives.

Buddhism teaches that the Buddha was born many times, sometimes as an animal, and sometimes

as a wise advisor to the king.

When he is in one of his earlier forms, or incarnations, he is known as the Bodhisatta.

Damsel the Elephant.

Once upon a time, in the holy city of binaris in India, there lived a king who owned an elephant

with a smile so charming he named her Damsel.

Damsel was the height of loyalty, always nodding in obedience, always calm and even tempered.

She never so much has stepped on a bug.

One night, a crew of thieves held a secret meeting inside Damsel's stall.

They thought that they had found the perfect hideout for discussing their grand plans of

burgling houses, palaces, and maybe even a Matyai stall.

Matyai are Indian sweets, by the way.

Little did they know, Damsel, with her impressively large ears, was eavesdropping on their entire

conversation.

The eldest thief, who fancied himself a professor of thuggery, would educate the recruits on

the art and science of crime.

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