The Elephant and The Elephant and The Greedy ForesterThe Greedy Forester

The Bodhisatta was once born as a white The Bodhisatta was once born as a white elephant. He was gentle, kind and helpful. As he elephant. He was gentle, kind and helpful. As he grew up he found that most of his friends were grew up he found that most of his friends were

bad, selfish and cruel. He decided to leave them.bad, selfish and cruel. He decided to leave them.

The wise The wise white white

Elephant Elephant helped helped

many an many an animal in animal in the forest. the forest.

He was He was highly highly

respected.respected.

Varanasi is a Varanasi is a very old town very old town

in India.in India.

The Forester The Forester came to get came to get things from things from the forest to the forest to

sell in the sell in the town.town.

The Forester grew more and more scared. The Forester grew more and more scared.

Suddenly he came upon the white Elephant.Suddenly he came upon the white Elephant.

The kind white Elephant offered to help the The kind white Elephant offered to help the lost Forester.lost Forester.

The kind Elephant brought the Forester to The kind Elephant brought the Forester to his home. He took good care of the Forester.his home. He took good care of the Forester.

After a few days, the Forester wanted After a few days, the Forester wanted to go back to his place in Varanasi.to go back to his place in Varanasi.

And so the Elephant took the man out of the And so the Elephant took the man out of the forest. The cunning Forester studied the path forest. The cunning Forester studied the path

out very carefully.out very carefully.

Finally they reached the main road. The Finally they reached the main road. The Elephant asked the Forester not to tell Elephant asked the Forester not to tell

anyone about the Elephant’s home.anyone about the Elephant’s home.

At the Bazaar greed set into the Forester. He At the Bazaar greed set into the Forester. He planned to get the ivory tusks of the white planned to get the ivory tusks of the white

Elephant. He thought he would become rich.Elephant. He thought he would become rich.

And so the greedy Forester went to the And so the greedy Forester went to the white Elephant’s home again. He lied to white Elephant’s home again. He lied to

the Elephant.the Elephant.

The kind and compassionate Elephant The kind and compassionate Elephant agreed to help the Forester.agreed to help the Forester.

Back in Varanasi, the Forester sold the ivory Back in Varanasi, the Forester sold the ivory tusks for a lot of money. But he grew more tusks for a lot of money. But he grew more

greedy.greedy.

At the Elephant’s place, the greedy At the Elephant’s place, the greedy Forester lied again. He was really Forester lied again. He was really

greedy.greedy.

The Forester was not only greedy. He The Forester was not only greedy. He had become very cruel.had become very cruel.

The greedy and ungrateful Forester The greedy and ungrateful Forester was really terrible. Could he get away was really terrible. Could he get away

with his very evil actions?with his very evil actions?

So we see that the greedy Forester met with a So we see that the greedy Forester met with a horrible death. He would most probably be horrible death. He would most probably be

reborn in Hell.reborn in Hell.

And so the kind and wise Elephant, And so the kind and wise Elephant, cultivating his Paramis or Perfections as a cultivating his Paramis or Perfections as a Bodhisatta, was on the Path to become a Bodhisatta, was on the Path to become a Buddha one day after rounds of rebirths.Buddha one day after rounds of rebirths.

THE ENDMay we be kind and compassionate!May we be kind and compassionate!

May we serve to be perfect!May we serve to be perfect!

May we be perfect to serve!May we be perfect to serve!With Metta : Bro. Oh Teik BinWith Metta : Bro. Oh Teik Bin