Never mess with smart Kids

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HELLPP !! I've painted myself in a corner and now I'm stuck.

This is what happened.........

I had just about parked my Bike at the usual parking premises at the Society where I stay at when I suddenly got surrounded by a swarm of kids, all shouting the same thing, over n' over - "bike round, bike round, bike round". Sigh...kids !!

Well, What can I say - I'm Sachin Tendulkar in my small nondescript part of the world here....FYI though, I don't stay too far away from the little Master himself.

It's a blackmailing ritual I'm made to perform every time I'm back home from work. Before I cud say anything..the damn kids had already climbed onto the bike and made themselves comfy everywhere they cud. It was amazing how they had left an inch or 2 for MY butts to fit in.
So, as usual, I succumbed under pressure and as per ritual, took them out on the road for their precious 'one bike round' with all of them shouting in glee. People around looked laughing and smiling as I tried my hardest to keep the bike in balance.

That done I thought, I'd finally get some peace when one smart little dude held my hand and said..."I'll ask you a RIDDLE and you won't be able to answer."

I looked down at him, like a tower lookin' down on an ant and said, "Of course, I won't be able to. Now, go play".

I must have walked about a few steps further when he called from behind..."If you can answer, we won't ask for your bike round for 2 whole days."

I skidded into a stop. Did he just say "WE"? This looked like it was planned.

I looked behind. They were smiling their wicked smiles....ALL OF THEM....ear to ear. Yep, it was planned alright. They were up to something.

"Include the weekends and I'll solve your riddle", I said. Hey, bargaining never hurt anyone, did it? "Nooooooo Wayyss." said the kids. The kid said, "2 days, 1 question, c'moooooon, U can answer, it's easy or...are you...SCAREDDDDD??"

These were no kids. These were just good lookin' 'open bear traps'. Brutal. They knew how to trap their victims. Freakin' politicians !! And I fell perfectly into their "You scared?" trap like a fly in a spider's well woven web.

"Scared? Me? Ok smarty, ask your highly intelligent question and I'll answer in record time." I answered.

The moment I said yes, he threw the googly, "Ok, you're not scared BUT......'

Uh oh..did he just say..'BUT'?? Suddenly... MY brain sent me smoke signals. Here it came...the "Me being HAD part". I could feel it in my bones.

"Go on" I said with my eyes wide, obviously feelin' like I was fallin' free into a bottomless ditch. He completed..... "BUT..... if you're not able to answer.....we get FIVE Rounds of your bike everyday, deal?"

BANG. I felt the bottom hit me..hard.

I shouted, "Yo yo yo kid, first of all I WILL answer your dumb question and 2'nd it will be only two."
"No 4".
"No,3 or nothing", I bargained. He quickly agreed and asked, "Ok, done. Now ready for the question?"

"Huh?". He had agreed quite quickly there and I was still thinking. I had a feeling I had already been had. Before I cud think any further he began with his riddle...

"ok, look, a g guy d dies and goes up in the sky, o ok? He wants to g go to heaven. In the sky......."

Nah, there was nothin' wrong with him. He was fine. But this p'ticular little dude stuttered whenever he got excited and goes red in the face...and looks kinda....good lookin' - know wot I mean?

Controlling my impatience, I said, "Oyeee...Should I come tomorrow? I'm sure by that time you would have said something more." I had to pee too and it was gonna be a long one.

"no no, w w wait..wait...wait...In the sky...." he continued in a hurry. "In the sky, he found 2 d doors. Both of them guarded by 2 guards. One d d door was Heaven's and one Hell's. Now this g guy wants to go to heaven, rite? But he doesn't know which is the one for Heaven s s since nothing is written on the door to indicate it."

"On t top of that, one of the g guards always speaks the truth and one lies... like always. So the r r riddle is.......what is that ONE QUESTION ONLY, that the man can ask either of the 2 g guards, so he knows which d door leads to Heaven...and which one to hell ??"

I asked, "One question only? He can't ask 2 ??" "NO, ONLY ONE", He shouted, "and I don't have time, answer in 15 minutes". The cheek of the kid. HE didn't have time he said...Damn kid and here I was dying to pee.

So there I stood thinking..raking my half baked brains. 15 minutes later, I was still standing there, scratching my jaw. This was tougher than cracking the damn CAT. The kids were all smiling cunningly and exchanging glances, with one of their eyebrows reaching for the skies.

Before I cud lose the challenge and my face..I asked for a day and left in a hurry. My loo waited with open arms...uh...door.

While I was making the "aaaahhhh" sound inside...a sudden thought struck me and I realized how I had been had. They had been asking this p'ticular question to just about everyone and had collected a few favors already. They knew this was a toughie and not many could answer. Statistically speaking, they HAD to win more than lose. And I was their latest Bakra. Freakin' half baked rotten eggs.

But the truth was..this was truly one hell of a riddle.

Two guards, heaven...hell...one question...DAMN ! I still don't know the answer. SOMEONE HELP. Save me from the kids. Forget the time limit. I Just wanna get the damn riddle solved now. IF YOU can come up with an answer that satisfies all criteria....I WANT TO KNOW !!! NOW !!

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HEEEEELPPP !!!!!

( Btw, you're now saving YOUR own prestige too. If you aren't able to come up with an answer..be sincere and say, "I'am NOT smarter than a 5th Grader. Lol. ) Oh, and did I mention.....


HAAAAAAAALPPPPPPPPP !!!!!