The king asked, What is to be done? The minister said, Well my lord, now we must reverse the process. We must send wise men and monks, who have a high-minded kind nature, to spend just as many nights outside the elephant shed. There they should talk of the value of ordinary goodness and patience, leading to compassion, loving-kindness and harmlessness.
So it was carried out. For several nights the kind wise ones spoke of those wonderful qualities. They used only gentle and refined language, intended to bring peacefulness and comfort to others.
Lo and behold, hearing this pleasant conversation for several nights, Ladyface the bull elephant became even more peaceful and pleasant than before!
Seeing this total change, the minister reported it to the king, saying, My lord, Ladyface is now even more harmless and sweet than before. Now he is as gentle as a lamb!
The king said, It is wonderful indeed that such a madly violent elephant can be changed by associating with wise men and monks. He was amazed that his minister seemed to be able to read the mind of an elephant. So he rewarded him appropriately.
The moral is: As rough talk infects with violence, so do gentle words heal with harmlessness.
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