One day, the donkey told the tiger, “The grass is blue.”
The tiger replied, “No, the grass is green.”
The argument got so heated that the two decided to approach the lion.
As they approached the lion’s throne, the donkey screamed: “Your highness, isn’t it true that the grass is blue?”
The lion shrugged and said: “If you believe it is true, then the grass is blue.”
The donkey screamed: “The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me, and annoys me. Please punish him!”
“The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence,” said the lion.
The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, taunting the tiger, “The grass is blue! The grass is blue!”
The tiger looked up at the lion and asked: “Your majesty, why have you punished me? You know the grass is green.”
The lion said: “You’ve also known and seen the grass is green.”
“Then why the punishment?” the tiger asked.
“The punishment,” said the lion, “has nothing to do with the grass. It’s because a brave, intelligent creature like you would spend your valuable time arguing with an ass. And, on top of that, you came and bothered me with that fool, just to validate something you knew was true