All About Kerala and Beyond

The stories of Aana & Urumbu (Elephant & Ant) is famous all over Kerala. These are enjoyed by children & adults alike. The joke revolves around the aburdity of size comparison between Elephant & Ant. Some of the jokes are very funny :). Following is a small collection I gathered over time.

• Why was the ant lying on the floor with his hands and his legs up in the air?
  He wanted to trip the elephant.
• Why was the elephant lying on the floor with his hands and his legs up in the air?
  He had tripped over the ant.
• The elephants of the jungle were playing basketball. There was one ant in the midst of all this. What was he doing?
  He was the referee.
• An ant and an elephant are playing hide-and-seek near a place which has 1000 temples. The elephant starts counting. The ant goes into one of the temples and hides. The elephant finishes counting, and within a few seconds knows which temple the ant entered. How does he know which one?
  The ant left his slippers outside the temple.
• One fine morning, an ant goes off to the market on his new motorbike. On the way there, he meets an elephant who asks him for a ride to the market. The ant says, okay, hop on, and they're on their way to the market. A little while later, they come across another elephant who also wants a lift to the market. The ant says, okay, hop on, and they're again on their way to the market. Just before they reach the market, they crash into the truck. The paramedics arrive, and they see that the elephants are in a very bad condition, on the verge of death,.. but the ant has escaped with just a few minor injuries! Why is this so?
  The ant was wearing a helmet (yeah, shoot me!).
• Later, the ambulance is seen speeding off to the hospital with the two elephants inside. Behind them, several ants on motorbikes follow. Why are the ants following the ambulance?
  To donate blood.
• At the hospital, blood from all ants were rejected. Why?
  They all had AIDS.
• An ant and an elephant went swimming. But instead of swimming together, they took turns getting into the pool. Both were never in the pool at the same time. Why?
  They had only one pair of shorts.
• Once an aana and urumbu went to a govt. office. Aaana came back with tears while urumbu went into the office. Why?
  It was written there "anthar aaana mana hai".