The Joke

There's a joke virtually every Marathi speaker knows: kapus kondyachi goshta (कापूस कोंड्याची गोष्ट / The story of the kapus konda). It's not a proper joke with a punchline. It's a silly prank, the kind kids pull on each other or that adults use to tease children.

Someone asks you: kapus kondyachi goshta sangu? (कापूस कोंड्याची गोष्ट सांगू? / Can I tell you the story of the kapus konda?). You say yes, no, whatever. It doesn't matter. There is no story. Your answer gets echoed back, and the question repeats. Forever.