At the line, on the ground, Shere Khan did get ready, determination showing on his face.
"One" Hathi did the count, "two, three, go!".
Shere Khan shot off...
Namita frowned as she watched them go, "So...who judges if they get there first, since something tells me they'll just argue over it" she wondered.
"Yeah, but the losser will still know that they did really" Hathi said, "so after a bit the arguing dies down".
From his position on the branch watching the kids, Basdev held in a laugh at this.