Bhima was one of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata. He was the strongest man of his time, and he knew it. One day he was walking through a mountain forest, on his way to find a rare flower.

An old monkey was lying across the narrow path, half asleep. Bhima shouted at him to move. The monkey said, "I'm old and sick and too weak to get up. If you want to pass, just move my tail out of the way."

Bhima laughed and took hold of the tail with one hand. It didn't move. He used both hands. He pulled until his face was red and covered in sweat. He could not even lift it.

Bhima was ashamed of how rudely he had spoken. He bowed, put his hands together and asked, "Who are you really?" The monkey smiled. He was Hanuman, the great hero of the Ramayana. And because both of them were sons of the wind god, he was Bhima's brother.

Hanuman showed Bhima the giant form he had taken when he leapt across the sea to find Sita, so huge that Bhima had to close his eyes. Then he hugged his brother, and promised to help him. Hanuman said he would ride on the flag of Arjuna's chariot, Bhima's brother, in the great battle to come.

Bhima learned something that day. However strong you are, there is always someone stronger, and it might be the one you looked down on. Real strength stays humble.