Kisah Sufi
The Elephant’s Child
Some pilgrims who had grown hungry on their journey saw a young elephant wandering far away from the herd. “Let’s kill it and eat it!” they shouted. One of the pilgrims protested. “We cannot kill and eat the elephant’s child. The mother will be angry!” But the other pilgrims didn’t listen. They killed the young elephant and ate it, although the one pilgrim refused to eat. Then, as they slept, the mother-elephant came sniffing. She sniffed the breath of each pilgrim. She spared the one pilgrim, but when she smelled the breath of the others, she trampled them to death. TINY T TALES ALES FROM THE SUFIS 181