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What is the moral of The Carved Elephant?

Stone carving elephant stone is one of the auspicious beasts of geomantic omen, which means making money into treasure and being auspicious, so we should also pay attention to it when placing it, so as not to lose more than we gain. Elephants should be placed on auspicious days. Elephants should not be placed at will. According to local customs, they should be placed on auspicious days. Areas with special customs should also adapt to local conditions. Elephants should be placed in pairs, and stone statues should be placed in pairs. Moreover, it is necessary to divide the male and female, and follow the custom of "male left and female right", that is, the male elephant is on the left side of the gate and the female elephant is on the right side of the gate. It is forbidden to place elephants at will. When placing the stone statues, the stone statues should be placed facing the outside and facing the road, which is more meaningful to gather wealth and get lucky. The stone carving elephant "Xiang" is homophonic with the word "Xiang" in China traditional culture, so it is endowed with auspicious meaning, which is a more auspicious and powerful symbol in the minds of Dai people. The word "Xiang" is homophonic with the word "Xiang", so the image is endowed with more auspicious meanings, such as taking the image as a bottle of treasure (flat) as "peace has an image"; Carrying an elephant and inserting a halberd (auspicious) vase is "safe and auspicious"; Take the child riding (auspicious) elephant as "auspicious"; Carrying an elephant or rolling its trunk is "good luck".