White Elephant С‚рёс‚р»рѕрірё — Сѓсђрїсѓрєрё

He could not sell it, for to sell a gift from the Voivode was treason. He could not give it away, for who would take a burden that would bankrupt them?. The Empty Treasury

The horse required the finest oats imported from the coast and a stable lined with silk. Jovan had to hire three grooms just to keep its coat from staining in the mountain mud. He could not sell it, for to sell

He became a prisoner of his own prestige. He was "The Lord of the White Elephant," but he was starving. He could not sell it