The white lotus [antikvár]

The TUNBASyfeU (THE FRIENDLY FOUR) is a Jegend about friendship originally popularized in India.The content of the legend is briefly as follows:Once upon a time there was a black-grouse in 4 theplace oi Oashlga-apart of India The bird brought a seed ofNayagurt tree and lived there alone. When the tree grewa few Inches a hire joined the bird and began to livetogether.After the tree became higher than the height of hu-man body a monkey was m^de a friend of tfie bird andthe hire.When the tree grew much higher than a camel anelephant Joined them. So the four beings became realbrothers fur their I lie-time. So this legend has been co-nveyed from generation to generation In Mongolia as thesymbol of tnimjulllHy and peace