Battle of Wits
Subuddhi and Kubuddhi were always trying to get the better of each other. One day, in October, Kubuddhi saw a マンゴー growing on his tree. He knocked it down, wrapped it in a cloth and waited for Subuddhi to come by. When he did he called out to him. "I have a riddle for you," he said. "Can あなた tell me what フルーツ is wrapped in this cloth? If あなた guess correctly あなた may take anyone thing from my house that あなた can carry out with your two hands; if あなた fail I'll come to your house and carry away something."
"All right," 発言しました Subuddhi, always ready to match his wits with Kubuddhi. "It must be a guava."
"No," 発言しました the other man."I'll give あなた two もっと見る guesses."
"It is the season for custardapples," 発言しました Subuddhi. "It must be a custard apple."
"Last guess."
"Pomegranate?"
"You've failed," 発言しました Kubuddhi and triumphantly uncovered the mango.
"I'll go ホーム and prepare for your visit," 発言しました Subuddhi. "Come in half an hour."
Thirty 分 later, Kubuddhi was at the gates of Subuddhi's house.
A glint of metal caught his eye and looking up he saw there was a chest on the roof.
"Tell me truthfully," he saidto Subuddhi, "does that chest contain anything valuable?"
"Yes," 発言しました Subuddhi, "all my money and most of mywife's ornaments. I thought I had concealed it well."
"You should've covered it," 発言しました Kubuddhi, gleefully,"Now though it is outside your house it is still part of your house and I can claim it."
"You have to lay your hands on it first. Remember, あなた may take only one thing from my house."
"One is enough," 発言しました Kubuddhi. He went boldly into Subuddhi's house, brought out a ladder and placed it against the roof.
"Yes, kindly take it down for me," 発言しました Subuddhi,"and I must thank あなた for sparing my valuables."
"Sparing your valuables?" 発言しました Kubuddhi, perplexed."What makes あなた think I'mgoing to let あなた keep your valuables?"
"We had agreed あなた could take away one thing that あなた could carry out with your own two hands," 発言しました Subuddhi, grinning. "And あなた have carried out the ladder."
Subuddhi and Kubuddhi were always trying to get the better of each other. One day, in October, Kubuddhi saw a マンゴー growing on his tree. He knocked it down, wrapped it in a cloth and waited for Subuddhi to come by. When he did he called out to him. "I have a riddle for you," he said. "Can あなた tell me what フルーツ is wrapped in this cloth? If あなた guess correctly あなた may take anyone thing from my house that あなた can carry out with your two hands; if あなた fail I'll come to your house and carry away something."
"All right," 発言しました Subuddhi, always ready to match his wits with Kubuddhi. "It must be a guava."
"No," 発言しました the other man."I'll give あなた two もっと見る guesses."
"It is the season for custardapples," 発言しました Subuddhi. "It must be a custard apple."
"Last guess."
"Pomegranate?"
"You've failed," 発言しました Kubuddhi and triumphantly uncovered the mango.
"I'll go ホーム and prepare for your visit," 発言しました Subuddhi. "Come in half an hour."
Thirty 分 later, Kubuddhi was at the gates of Subuddhi's house.
A glint of metal caught his eye and looking up he saw there was a chest on the roof.
"Tell me truthfully," he saidto Subuddhi, "does that chest contain anything valuable?"
"Yes," 発言しました Subuddhi, "all my money and most of mywife's ornaments. I thought I had concealed it well."
"You should've covered it," 発言しました Kubuddhi, gleefully,"Now though it is outside your house it is still part of your house and I can claim it."
"You have to lay your hands on it first. Remember, あなた may take only one thing from my house."
"One is enough," 発言しました Kubuddhi. He went boldly into Subuddhi's house, brought out a ladder and placed it against the roof.
"Yes, kindly take it down for me," 発言しました Subuddhi,"and I must thank あなた for sparing my valuables."
"Sparing your valuables?" 発言しました Kubuddhi, perplexed."What makes あなた think I'mgoing to let あなた keep your valuables?"
"We had agreed あなた could take away one thing that あなた could carry out with your own two hands," 発言しました Subuddhi, grinning. "And あなた have carried out the ladder."
