There, by the sparkling lake, stood the temple of Lao-Tsun, guarded by a hundred yellow-eyed cats with long, white, silky fur. The temple housed a beautiful, golden goddess with sapphire-blue eyes and took care of the transmutation of souls. The monk Munh-ha, whose beard was interwoven with gold and illuminated the entire space, often knelt in meditation to the golden goddess Tsun-Kyan-Kse. Beside him was a contented and happy pet, the beautiful temple cat Sinh, who always participated in his master’s meditations. While the monk meditated, Sinh stared unwaveringly into the sapphire-blue eyes of the golden goddess. So in the moonlight one night, Munh-ha again sent his thoughts to the mysterious goddess. He was so deeply lost that he did not even notice that the temple was attacked by predators and he himself was mortally wounded. At the moment of his master’s death, Sinh the cat placed his paws on the monk’s trembling body and gazed at the golden goddess. Suddenly, something strange, wonderful happened. The white hair of Sinh’s fur was illuminated like a mystical mist by the golden glow emanating from the beautiful golden goddess. Sinh’s eyes became like those of the goddess, deep blue, sapphire. His face, ears, legs and body took on a soft velvety brown color, the color of the earth. The four paws, which gently touched the monk’s body, remained snow-white as a symbol of purity. The next morning, the entire temple was illuminated by a hundred, sunny golden shades, reflecting the fur of the remaining 99 cats, who, just like Sinh, had taken on the golden glow. Sinh did not retreat. He remained at the place where his master died and gazed fervently into the sapphire eyes of the goddess. Seven days later, Sinh also died, taking the soul of his beloved master with him to eternal peace. The mysterious veil that envelops the creation of the Birman has always attracted researchers. Thus, Auguste Pavie, who studied this, speaks of the fact that we find Birman cats of all colors in today’s temples. He believes that in the numerous wars that took place in history in Northern Burma between the Siamese and the Annamites, the Siamese cats also crossed with the cats of the Annamites. As in every legend, there is some truth in this one, but how much there is, only the Birmans know, because the secret is ultimately theirs.