Many years ago, two brothers named Ganesha and Murugan fought over a mango that a wise old man by the name of Narada had brought to their home. His plan was to make the two brothers fight to decide who was smarter.

Their mother Parvati said, let’s have a race around the world and whoever wins gets the mango.

Murugan took off quickly on his peacock. Ganesha thought about how he wouldn’t be able to beat his brother because his brother was faster and Ganesha had shorter legs and a mouse to ride on. How was he going to be able to win this race?

Instead, he stayed put and circled his parents three times. When his brother Murugan came back after circling the world three times, he was surprised to find his brother already home standing next to his parents, Shiva and Parvati, with the mango in his hands.

Shocked he said, “How could you have won and gotten back before me?”

Ganesha replied smiling, “I circled our mother and father, they are my entire world”.

Murugan smiled too. He knew how intelligent his brother was and respected him for it. Ganesha offered Murugan the mango and the brothers were friends again.