Mae Songkran is our little – or not so little! – New Year miracle. She previously worked at a temple where monks would ride her, and where she was scared of the sounds of the drums. Even now, she prefers peace and quiet and will walk away if the other elephants are making a noise. Sadly, her previous experiences made her angry and aggressive and we were unsure we’d be able to rescue her. The monks couldn’t feed her – they had to throw food at her – but they told our founder, Ray, that if she would take food from him, he could take her. And so, on Songkran 2023, he walked up to her and whispered, ‘come home, no more work, come home with me, and you can eat and graze, free forever’. And she gleefully took the bananas out of his hand!