Is "the blind men and the elephant" a true Buddhist story?

It is hard to trace the source of this lovely story, it is present in different religions from India. In some versions of the story, the Buddha was there, in other versions the Buddha only told the story and there are also versions without the Buddha (participating or telling it) Is this story on the Dhammapada? Is it from a Sutta? I would like to know if it is present somewhere in the Pali Canon Can anyone help?