Whose Fault?! .

- Now you tell me - who broke the rule? Me or him?"

- Mihir Rathod 

O ne fine day, herds of animals were roaming about the forest as usual. But today, something unusual had happened - the old bridge across the river in the middle of the forest had broken down!

And right near the broken bridge, a strange argument was going on. It was a fight between Choon Choon the rat, and Halloo the elephant!

Choon Choon, straightening his clothes, said loudly, "Halloo! The bridge broke because of your heavy weight. I'm going to complain about you to the king!"

Hearing this, Halloo grumbled, "Hmm?! If you try something like that, I'll trap you! Got it?!"

Halloo was clearly threatening him.

But Choon Choon didn't get scared. He marched straight to the Lion King's court. Curious animals followed behind them to see what would happen.

After hearing both sides, the Lion King asked Halloo, "What do you say, Halloo? Why did the bridge break?"

Halloo quickly replied, "Your Majesty! It was Choon Choon who broke the bridge!"

Everyone in the court murmured. Of course, they all knew that a tiny rat didn't weigh enough to break a bridge!

But Halloo went on, "Look, King! There's a sign on the bridge that clearly says: 'Only one animal at a time.' I was already on the bridge when Choon Choon came climbing up behind me. Now you tell me - who broke the rule? Me or him?"

All the animals fell silent, thinking hard.

The Lion King nodded slowly.

"Your words carry weight," he said.

Choon Choon looked nervous but gathered courage.

He said politely, "Your Majesty, it's true that I followed Halloo onto the bridge. But think - what is my weight? Even if a hundred rats crossed that bridge together, it wouldn't collapse. The real issue is that Halloo broke another important rule."

Halloo frowned.

"What rule have I broken now?" he huffed.

Choon Choon explained, "There was also a rule written on the board - no animal over 500 kilograms should step on the bridge. But Halloo himself weighs much more than that. He broke the weight limit rule first!"

Now the Lion King looked confused. He turned to his clever minister - the Fox, named Chatur.

"Minister, what do you think? Show us a fair way."

Chatur bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, based on all the information, I believe both Halloo and Choon Choon are innocent - at least at first."

He went on to explain: "Yes, it's true Halloo stepped on the bridge first, and Choon Choon followed. That broke the 'one animal at a time' rule. But that rule is relaxed for very small animals - like rats. So technically, the rule wasn't broken."

The crowd chuckled a bit. Chatur smiled and continued, "Also, Choon Choon is right that Halloo weighs more than 500 kg. But the rule said: 'Don't carry more than 500 kg.' Halloo wasn't carrying any extra weight. So technically, he didn't break that rule either."

Halloo looked relieved.

But the king asked, "Then who did break the bridge, Minister?"

Chatur smiled wisely.

"Both of them, Your Majesty."

The crowd gasped.

"How?!" asked the king, surprised.

Chatur explained, "According to my information, when Halloo and Choon Choon were on the bridge, they began joking with each other. Choon Choon picked up a small pebble and threw it at Halloo just for fun."

Choon Choon looked down in shame. Chatur continued, "Then Halloo, annoyed, stomped his big foot on the bridge just to scare Choon Choon. The bridge shook under his heavy step. Halloo laughed, but the bridge couldn't handle the weight - and it collapsed."

Now it was Halloo's turn to look guilty.

Both of them realized their mistake.

They stepped forward together and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Chatur is right. We were just playing around. We didn't mean to break the bridge. But we accept that it was our fault."

The Lion King nodded wisely.

"You can joke with friends - that's fine. But always remember, even a small mischief can lead to big problems if we're not careful."

He turned to Halloo and ordered, "You shall collect wood to rebuild the bridge."

Then he looked at Choon Choon and said, "And you will guard the new bridge and make sure no one breaks the rules again."

And with that, the case was closed. 

Moral

Mischief is okay - but only in limits. Don't do anything that could harm people or property.