Originally Posted by
bawang
there are three answers to this riddle.
traditionally, if the student answers, "i will do nothing", the master would kill him. for he is not his brother.
if the student answers, "i will let him stand under my umbrella", the master would hold him down and make romance by force, since it is a sign of weakness.
the correct answer is, "then i shall stand with you in the rain".
since you have both given the umbrella and walked away, the traditional way would be for the master to make the romance by force, then kill the student. the secrets of wombat combat shall not pass my lips.