Chini's Victory

Chini ant saw Kannu centipede and said, "Kannu! What are you doing?" Kannu replied, "Nothing," but then paused and added, "I'm thinking of running. It's been quite some time since I ran." "Oh! That's a great idea," said Chini.

- Omprakash Kshatriya

"Would you like to join me? Let's have a race!" Kannu suggested.

Chini thought: He defeated me in the race last time. Now he wants to defeat me again. I need to do something to make him lose. Chini knew that even a strong opponent could be defeated by wit.

"Yes, let's race," Chini agreed. "But wait, I wanted to ask you something." "What?" Kannu asked.

"You have 52 legs, right? But I've always wondered which leg do you lift first?" "What!" Kannu said, shocked. "Which leg do I lift first? I've never thought about that before!"

Saying this, Kannu started thinking hard. Which leg do I lift first? He pondered deeply and then, startled by the question, said, "I can't figure it out right now. Can we postpone the race until tomorrow?"

This was exactly what Chini wanted. She smiled and said, "Sure!" Kannu didn't understand anything. Which leg do I lift first? He kept wondering.

Determined to find the answer, he decided to try various things.

First, he stood in front of a mirror. He carefully watched his reflection as he moved his legs. He noticed his legs on the right side lifting one after the other. Then he turned and lifted his left legs.