The Answer to all the Questions

"How are you, Damru?" Cheeku rabbit asked Damru donkey, who was passing by.

- Inderjeet Kaushik

"Leave the pleasantries for later. First, answer my question," Damru commanded. "Who is bigger, a mosquito or a buffalo? If you manage to answer this question correctly, you will be the winner; or else you are no better than a donkey."

"Is this a question worth asking? Even a blind could tell that a buffalo is person bigger than a mosquito," Cheeku replied with a smile.

"Wrong! Absolutely wrong! Your answer is incorrect."

"How is that possible? What mighty power does a mosquito have compared to a buffalo?" Cheeku asked, confused.

"You know that the mosquito can ride on the buffalo's back, but a buffalo cannot ride on a mosquito. So that makes the mosquito bigger. From today onwards, you will be called a donkey, not me," Damru said.

After saying so, he walked away from there.

This was Damru's daily ritual. He would stop any passer-by and then ask them an odd question.

When anyone answered incorrectly, he would call them a donkey.

One day, Jumbo elephant was off to the market for work when he met Damru along the way.

"Before going any further, try answering my question, big brother, so I get to know who really is a donkey," said Damru and Jumbo stopped.

"All right, go ahead and ask your question. But I am in a hurry as I have some urgent work."

"Which is your tail? The one in the front or the one at the back?"