In the myth, which the New York Times called "almost certainly apocryphal," the King of Siam, who ruled an area now known as Thailand, would give someone who had made him unhappy a white elephant ...

Here are the rules for White Elephant, according to USA TODAY: The term originates from Siam, now Thailand. According to The New York Times, when the King of Siam wanted to punish one of his ...

White Elephant ... Occidentals recalled that the late King Rama VI (TIME, Dec. 7, 1925) introduced a resplendent offshoot of the Boy Scout movement into Siam and went about attended by Boy ...

According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was a far more devious punishment than simply having them executed. The recipient had no ...

Whether or not you’ve heard of a white elephant gift exchange before, there’s a good chance you have the wrong idea of what it is, how it actually works and where the idea came from. According to ...