Behrouz, Maria, and Ankan’s carpet rides

Behrouz points out the nearby rack of bathrobes and towels, and suggests they use the towels to carry the cow. Ankan reminds him that they are also not allowed to touch the ground, so Behrouz says they’ll have to figure out a way to move the carpet with them as well.

Just as the team start to organise and turn the cow on its side, David tells them to start over, as one of the cow’s hooves had touched the ground.

The team subsequently manage to turn the cow so that it rests on its side but does not touch the ground, and Maria offers a new idea: spread out the robes and towels so they can get off of the carpet, and then drag the carpet towards them.

After using this effective – but slow – method once, Ankan realises that they can simply use the towels and robes to wrap their feet, thus removing much of the time sink inherent to Maria’s method. However, Ankan does not wrap his feet tightly enough, so the team soon have to start over again, as he touches the ground.

The team eventually manage to drag the carpet all the way to the paddling pools, where Ankan reminds them that they cannot touch the cow.

Behrouz suggests they all get back on the carpet, remove their towels, and then use them to pick up the cow. However, the cow is heavier than expected, and Ankan is forced off of the carpet and onto the ground. The only excuse he offers is “The cow shoved me onto the ground”, thus coining the episode title. To make amends to his team, Ankan single-handedly resets the cow and carpet to their starting points.

While Behrouz and Maria again begin to drag the carpet towards the paddling pools, Ankan runs off to the shed and grabs as many towel-like things he can find, and lays them on the ground in front of the pools. Unfortunately, one of Maria’s foot wraps unravels, and the team is forced to start over once again.

For their next attempt, the team abandons its carpet-dragging strategy, opting instead to use the tarps Ankan had brought from the shed to pick up the cow and walk with it to the pools. After a few close calls where the cow tips precariously close to the ground, Ankan and Behrouz manage to place the cow in the pools.

Ankan tempts fate by proclaiming that if the other team can beat their time, then they must be geniuses (prompting a knowing look at the camera from David).

The team completes the task in 16 minutes and 8 seconds, and they earn 3 points each.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)

(Illustrations collected by Jenny R and adjusted by Karl Craven)