WEBVTT 00:00:03.750 --> 00:00:09.750 This is an old story from a hot country named Myanmar. 00:00:09.750 --> 00:00:18.041 In this country, elephants were the most valuable animals. So only the King and 00:00:18.041 --> 00:00:25.375 rich people could have them. People gave them clothes and 00:00:25.375 --> 00:00:30.625 even pretty hats to wear on top of their huge heads. 00:00:30.625 --> 00:00:37.541 The King of Myanmar also had a herd of elephants, which 00:00:37.541 --> 00:00:46.625 included 29 of them. But the King was always unhappy. Why? 00:00:46.625 --> 00:00:55.500 It's because he didn't have any “white elephants” among them. 00:00:55.500 --> 00:00:58.833 "The king of our neighboring country has 3 white elephants, and 00:00:58.833 --> 00:01:04.541 a great king like me doesn't have any! 00:01:04.541 --> 00:01:08.583 It's ridiculous!" 00:01:08.583 --> 00:01:13.333 A white elephant was very hard to find. 00:01:13.333 --> 00:01:18.750 The chance was one out of a hundred. No, actually, it was one out of a 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:24.541 thousand. So people thought a white elephant was a gift 00:01:24.541 --> 00:01:31.125 from heaven. Anyway, the King wanted to have a white elephant 00:01:31.125 --> 00:01:36.875 really badly. So he put up a notice around his country saying 00:01:36.875 --> 00:01:42.375 that he's looking for a white elephant. 00:01:42.375 --> 00:01:47.750 "To the person who brings me a white elephant, I'll give 00:01:47.750 --> 00:01:51.250 10,000 gold coins!" 00:01:51.250 --> 00:01:56.458 Meanwhile, there was a man named "Poba” who was good at 00:01:56.458 --> 00:02:02.791 making bowls. He could make everything from a small water bowl 00:02:02.791 --> 00:02:09.291 to a huge bathtub. Everyone in the country bought and used 00:02:09.291 --> 00:02:14.458 Poba's bowls. 00:02:14.458 --> 00:02:19.833 With his skills, Poba became famous and earned a lot of money. 00:02:19.833 --> 00:02:28.458 But he was also unhappy all the time. 00:02:28.458 --> 00:02:35.833 It's because of “Wooka”, the owner of the laundry next door. 00:02:35.833 --> 00:02:41.291 Wooka was the best laundryman in Myanmar. 00:02:41.291 --> 00:02:45.958 Any dirty clothes became white as cloud when 00:02:45.958 --> 00:02:51.041 Wooka washed it. 00:02:51.041 --> 00:02:56.875 Poba was displeased that Wooka lives in a house larger than his. 00:02:56.875 --> 00:03:01.458 So he always thought, 00:03:01.458 --> 00:03:07.541 “How should I ruin Wooka's business?” 00:03:07.541 --> 00:03:14.125 One day, there was a rumor that the King was passing by Poba and 00:03:14.125 --> 00:03:23.708 Wooka's village. Poba went out to the road and waited. Then, when he 00:03:23.708 --> 00:03:30.458 saw the King's elephant, he got on his hands and knees and spoke. 00:03:30.458 --> 00:03:39.416 "Your Majesty! There's a way you can have a white elephant." 00:03:39.416 --> 00:03:46.583 "Oh really? Are you sure? Tell me." 00:03:46.583 --> 00:03:52.958 "Leave it to Wooka in our village. Wooka has the ability to 00:03:52.958 --> 00:03:58.375 make everything white by washing them." 00:03:58.375 --> 00:04:07.708 After hearing Poba's words, the King called Wooka as soon as he returned to the palace. 00:04:07.708 --> 00:04:16.625 "So you're good at laundry? I'm going to give you the largest elephant in the palace, 00:04:16.625 --> 00:04:25.916 so make it white within 15 days. If you disobey my orders, you'll be punished!" 00:04:25.916 --> 00:04:31.208 Wooka trembled in fear and didn't know what to do. 00:04:31.208 --> 00:04:38.999 It's impossible to make an elephant white! It's not clothing. 00:04:38.999 --> 00:04:44.458 Then, Wooka came up with a great idea. 00:04:44.458 --> 00:04:53.625 "Yes, Your Majesty. But I need a huge bathtub to make the elephant 00:04:53.625 --> 00:05:00.625 white. It won't be difficult if I can get the bathtub." 00:05:00.625 --> 00:05:09.208 "Really? Then, is there anyone who can make it?" 00:05:09.208 --> 00:05:17.958 "Poba is the best at making bowls, so tell him to make the bathtub for the elephant." 00:05:17.958 --> 00:05:24.083 So Poba was also called by the King. The King ordered Poba to make a 00:05:24.083 --> 00:05:31.166 huge bathtub that can fit the elephant. Poba felt hopeless. 00:05:31.166 --> 00:05:38.541 He was thwarted by his own trick. 00:05:38.541 --> 00:05:44.958 But Poba also came up with an idea. 00:05:44.958 --> 00:05:51.333 "Maybe Wooka can take the elephant to the river and clean it there?" 00:05:51.333 --> 00:05:56.583 Then, Wooka responded. 00:05:56.583 --> 00:06:00.999 "The river flows constantly and washes the soap bubbles away. 00:06:00.999 --> 00:06:06.500 It's impossible to clean the elephant. Also, the river is too cold 00:06:06.500 --> 00:06:11.583 to soak the elephant." 00:06:11.583 --> 00:06:16.125 The King nodded after listening to him. 00:06:16.125 --> 00:06:22.583 "Wooka is right. Poba, hurry and make him a bathtub for the 00:06:22.583 --> 00:06:26.125 elephant." 00:06:26.125 --> 00:06:33.583 When Poba came home, he called his wife and all of his 9 children. 00:06:33.583 --> 00:06:41.416 His family worked for 3 whole days without any sleep. 00:06:41.416 --> 00:06:52.125 Everyone was exhausted after kneading the mud and making it into 00:06:52.125 --> 00:06:59.791 a bathtub. Anyway, Poba made a huge bathtub that can fit an elephant. 00:06:59.791 --> 00:07:07.291 The bathtub was bigger than Poba's house. 00:07:07.291 --> 00:07:15.708 Groups of the King's soldiers moved the bathtub to the palace garden. Then, it was filled with 00:07:15.708 --> 00:07:24.875 water. After making a fire underneath, the steam began to rise in about 2 hours. 00:07:24.875 --> 00:07:35.416 Wooka poured 12 bags of soap powders into the tub and began to stir it with a long stick. 00:07:35.416 --> 00:07:40.166 "Your Majesty. Everything is ready." 00:07:40.166 --> 00:07:47.875 The King was pleased by Wooka's words. 00:07:47.875 --> 00:07:56.083 "Now, trainer! Let the elephant go into the bathtub!" 00:07:56.083 --> 00:08:02.333 But oh dear! As soon as the elephant placed his foreleg into the bathtub, 00:08:02.333 --> 00:08:09.083 it broke into pieces. 00:08:09.083 --> 00:08:15.625 Within seconds, the palace garden was flooded. 00:08:15.625 --> 00:08:19.875 Then, Wooka came up front and said, 00:08:19.875 --> 00:08:25.416 "Your Majesty, Poba's bathtub is too weak. 00:08:25.416 --> 00:08:28.208 Tell him to make a stronger one." 00:08:28.208 --> 00:08:36.208 The King ordered Poba, just like Wooka told him. When Poba came home, 00:08:36.208 --> 00:08:45.250 he gathered his family again. This time, he worked for 5 whole days. 00:08:45.250 --> 00:08:51.166 Then, he made a very thick, strong bathtub. 00:08:51.166 --> 00:08:56.500 But this time, there was another problem. 00:08:56.500 --> 00:09:04.375 The bathtub's bottom was too thick so fire couldn't heat the water. 00:09:04.375 --> 00:09:13.000 When the hot water was poured, it became cold in the meantime. 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:20.166 "Your Majesty, I can't clean the elephant with tepid water like this." 00:09:20.166 --> 00:09:26.333 Then, suddenly the King screamed at Poba. 00:09:26.333 --> 00:09:34.708 "You call yourself the best bowlmaker in the country and you can't even 00:09:34.708 --> 00:09:40.166 make a bathtub? Go and make another." 00:09:40.166 --> 00:09:42.916 So Poba ended up making 00:09:42.916 --> 00:09:46.375 7 bathtubs for the elephant. 00:09:46.375 --> 00:09:50.416 But it was no use. 00:09:50.416 --> 00:09:54.291 When the bathtub was thin, it broke and when it was thick, 00:09:54.291 --> 00:09:56.083 the water couldn't be heated. 00:09:56.083 --> 00:10:00.833 There was no better plan. 00:10:00.833 --> 00:10:05.083 "Dear, our family lost all our money on making the bathtubs 00:10:05.083 --> 00:10:11.833 for the elephant. What should we do now?" 00:10:11.833 --> 00:10:16.875 "Oh, the King is going to kill us anyway. 00:10:16.875 --> 00:10:22.625 It's no use." 00:10:22.625 --> 00:10:28.250 Poba's family felt so weak and exhausted that 00:10:28.250 --> 00:10:32.375 they fell on the ground. 00:10:32.375 --> 00:10:41.500 But the heaven had mercy on Poba and sent a white elephant. 00:10:41.500 --> 00:10:50.458 Poba's and Wooka's children found it while playing in the forest. Wooka's son 00:10:50.458 --> 00:11:00.166 protected the elephant and Poba's son ran to the palace to inform the King. The King 00:11:00.166 --> 00:11:07.666 sent soldiers immediately to catch the white elephant. You can't imagine how happy 00:11:07.666 --> 00:11:16.833 he was when he got a white elephant. So he forgot about the elephant bath. 00:11:16.833 --> 00:11:21.999 Poba was very thankful. 00:11:21.999 --> 00:11:29.625 The King awarded 10,000 gold to Poba's and Wooka's sons. 00:11:29.625 --> 00:11:38.375 Both families shared them equally. Since then, Poba and Wooka 00:11:38.375 --> 00:11:43.625 prayed to the heaven everyday like this, 00:11:43.625 --> 00:11:51.208 "Dear God, please let the white elephant live long."