in
due course has grown old
not
sent to d' Warfield anymore,
efforts
low, now not very bold
In
d' king's parade of elephants,
it
proved to be d' most powerful
in
fighting skills on d' battlefield,
extra
obedient, skillful, sensible
In
many wars, it participated and
proved
its faultless fighting skills
returns
after a victory for d' king,
most
ferocious in the enemy kills
Yet
kept as part of d' king's team,
enjoyed
all d' privileges as usual
relished
fit food given to warriors,
treated for ailments, got due care
Once
went to a lake to drink water
his
feet got stuck in d' sticky mud
tried
his best but kept on sinking,
eyed
around for help, prayed d' God
From
d' sound of its pitiful screams,
near-by
people ran for his rescue
d'
elephant was in genuine trouble,
but
how to help it out, no one knew
The
news of the trapped elephant,
in
no time reached the king's ears
the
worried king rushed to d' spot,
d'
piled up crowd made endeavors
All
tried their best for a long time
d'
huge creature couldn't come out
the
various tricks, attempts failed,
nothing
worked slogans or shouts
Gautama
Buddha was passing by,
stopped,
and the site he inspected
and
then suggested to the king,
around
d' lake, battle drums played
Onlooker
listened to d' suggestion,
felt
shocked at the bizarre advice
to
force d' animal out of sticky mud
d' battle drums playing will suffice?
d'
battle drums arranged, played
the
drums of war started ringing,
a
change in its gestures noted
D'
lethargic animal slowly stood up,
boosted
up its efforts, got set on
started
to apply force and intellect,
came
out of d' mud easy on its own
D'
troubled one's determination
could
instantly revise its action
enabled
to emerge in no time
as
if a miracle shocked everyone
Listlessly
lingers d' inherent ability
needs
an ignition d' inert passion
d'
lost motivation to be rekindled,
as
by the beating of d' battle drum
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