Who is better?

  One day, an argument occurred between a monkey and an elephant about who was better among them. They both went to a lion for settlement.

 

  The lion said, "Go across the river. There you will find a mango tree. Whosoever, gets a mango from there will be considered better?"    Both went to the river. The river current was very strong. The elephant mocked the monkey, "Sit on my back. I will take you across the river."    On reaching across the river, the monkey jumped on the tree and plucked a mango. Then he mocked at the elephant, "Now say who is better. Had I not been there, how would you have plucked the mango?"    They both returned to the lion and told their stories.