One day a frog came from the ocean and jumped into the well. There she was met by a frog who had lived in this well all her life. She asked:
- I wonder where you came from?
- I came from the ocean.
The well frog asked:
- Is it bigger than this well?
Of course, there was distrust in her eyes, doubt in her mind: how could anything be greater than this well where I live? The ocean frog laughed and replied:
- It is very difficult to say anything, since there is no measure.
Well frog said:
“Then I will give you the measure so that you can do it.”
She dived a quarter of the way down the well, one-fourth of the way, and asked:
- Is this enough?
The ocean frog laughed and said:
- No.
Then she dived to half the depth of the well and asked:
- Is this enough?
The ocean frog said again:
- No!
Then she dived to the very bottom of the well and said triumphantly:
- Now you can't say no.
Ocean frog said:
“You may be offended, and I don’t want to be impolite, but the answer is still the same: no!!!”
Then the well frog said:
- Get out of here, you liar! Nothing can be bigger than this well!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru