When I first visited the wondrous Khao Sok National Park in southern Thailand I took a stroll through the jungle to a karst pinnacle where I discovered a cave temple that was home to countless "Buddhist" monkeys, which was to say that they were extraordinarily well behaved for monkeys.
I went into the main cave and was astounded to discover that an actual wise man wearing golden robes dwelt within. He addressed me in perfect English and said, "Welcome to the cave temple. Fell free to look around, dip your feet into the sacred pool which cures all ills, or meditate in one of our many hidden meditation chambers; however, I must warn you about the giant python that has caused great consternation to certain of our guests. She is perfectly harmless for she is vegetarian and has been trained in accordance with Buddhist principles, but she is very large, about the size of your upper leg and ten meters long." I didn't believe a word. Vegetarian python? Right! Besides, who would miss a mangy dog much less a monkey? So where exactly is this giant python Sir? He replied, "At this moment who can say? But she lives in that hole over there on the side of the passage". I turned on my light and peered into the hole which was about 16" in diameter. To my amazement I could see that the rocks had been polished perfectly smooth by the repeated passage of an enormous serpent! Sleazel -----Original Message----- From: Texascavers <texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com> On Behalf Of ralb...@austin.rr.com Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 12:34 PM To: Texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Bärenschliffe from the document: _http://geolib.geo.auth.gr/index.php/sasg/article/viewFile/7517/7274 References polished surfaces of rock in caves that have been worn smooth, sometimes to a shine, by the repeated passage of cave bears. My wife suggests similar markings exist where my son and I bump into corners in the house, slowly polishing and wearing off the paint on the drywall. -Robert _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
