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White Elephant Allusion
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White Elephant Allusion
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Albino
An organism exhibiting deficient pigmentation; especially : a human being that is congenitally deficient in pigment and usually has a milky or translucent skin, white or colorless hair, and eyes with pink or blue iris and deep-red pupil
Elephants are born white due to a condition called albinism, or a lack of pigment in the body.
Definition
White elephant: An Indian elephant of a pale color that is sometimes venerated in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Myanmar
Original Story
White, or albino, elephants, do occur from time to time in India, Asia, and Africa. Because of their rarity, these elephants are considered special and are not subject to being beasts of burden and toil, as other elephants are. According to an old legend, in Siam (now Thailand), these white elephants were considered so valuable that any white elephants that were born automatically became the property of the King of Siam. The king soon realized that feeding such a large animal was very costly, especially since the elephant did not bring in income by working like other elephants. Thus, the king began giving white elephants as gifts to those who displeased him. The burden of feeding the animals without being able to get any work from them quickly brought financial ruin to the recipient of the gift.
Origin
This Allusion originated in Thailand, and it began being used around 1850-55