A wise kenyan kikuyu in diaspora

A Kikuyu and an American man
are sitting next to each other on a
long
flight from London to New York .
The American man leans over to the
Kikuyu and asks if he would like to
play a fun game. The Kikuyu just
wants to take a nap, so he politely
declines and rolls over to the
window to catch a few winks.
The American man persists and
explains that the game is real easy
and is a
lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a
question, and if you don't know the
answer, you pay me $5. Then you
ask me a question, and if I don't
know the
answer, I'll pay you $5."
Again, the Kikuyu politely declines
and tries to get to sleep.
The American man , now somewhat
agitated, says, "OK, if you don't
know the
answer you pay me $5, and if I don't
know the answer, I'll pay you $100!"
This catches the Kikuyu's attention,
and he sees no end to this torment
unless he plays, so he agrees to the
game.
The American asks the first
question. "What's the distance from
the earth
to the moon?" The Kikuyu doesn't
say a word, but reaches into his
wallet,
pulls out a five dollar bill and hands
it to the American.
Now, it's the Kikuyu's turn. He asks
the American "What goes up a hill
with three legs, and comes down
on four?"
The American looks up at him with a
puzzled look. He takes out his
laptop
computer and searches all of his
references. He taps into the
Airphone with
his modem and searches the net
and the Library of Congress.
Frustrated, he
sends e-mail to his co-workers-all to
no avail.
After about an hour, he wakes the
Kikuyu and hands him $100. The
Kikuyu
politely takes the $100 and turns
away to try to get back to sleep.
The
American, more than a little miffed,
shakes the
Kikuyu and asks "Well, so what's
the answer?" Without a word, the
Kikuyu reaches into his wallet,
hands the American $5, and turns
away to
get back to sleep.