Sunday, June 1, 2014

Akbar - Birbal Story

                                           Akbar - Birbal Story

Akbar was fond of Birbal. Birbal's witty answers were pleasing Akbar. One day he was praising Birbal in the court.
One courtier does not like this and challenged that if Birbal could give the answers to his 3 questions, then he will consider Birbal as the most intelligent person in the world.
His 3 questions were ---
1. How many stars are there in the sky?
2. Where is the center of earth?
3. How many men and women are there in the world?
Birbal listened to the questions. Akbar was very eager to hear the answers from Birbal.
Birbal brought a hairy sheep to court . He said " There are exactly the same number of stars in the sky as the hairs on sheep. Courtier can count them if he wish ".
To know the center of Earth ,  Birbal drew a couple of lines on the floor and bore an iron rod in it and said " It is the center of Earth . If any body has doubt, they are welcome to measure it ".
As the answer to third question, Birbal said " There are people which belongs to the category of either men and women similar to the courtier ! If these people are killed, then the exact number can be calculated "
Hearing the answers , Akbar could not control his laughter .