"What are you saying?" he asked.
"We said the earth is falling in," answered the elephants.
"What makes you think so?" asked the lion.
"The tigers told us," said the elephants.
"What makes the tigers think so?"
"The bears told us," said the tigers.
"What makes the bears think so?"
"The buffaloes told us," said the bears.
"Why do the buffaloes think so?"
"The deer told us," said the buffaloes.