The Weight of a Pumpkin

The-Weight-of-a-Pumpkin


One day, a teacher was going to another village. Suddenly, some dacoits blocked his way. The chief dacoit asked, “Who are you?” “I’m a school teacher,” replied the man. The chief taunted, “Do you test your students regularly? I think it is time somebody tested you too!” The others agreed. So, the chief picked up a large pumpkin. He gave it to the school teacher. He said, “Guess the weight of this pumpkin. We will weigh it afterwards. If you are right, I will let you go unharmed. But if you are wrong, you will get a hundred lashes with this whip!” Now, the teacher thought hard and replied, “This pumpkin weighs exactly as much your head, Sir.” Now, this could be proved only if the dacoit’s head was removed from his body. The chief laughed to show that it was all a joke and let the teacher go unharmed.
Moral: There is always a solution.

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