![]() Birbal obeyed the emperor’s order and left. One day, Akbar had an argument with Birbal and asked him to leave the kingdom. There is silence for a few seconds and soon Akbar begins laughing, followed by the courtiers. As I am the rooster, I couldn’t produce any eggs.” Since all the courtiers presented an egg, they are all hens. “Why did you do that Birbal?” asks Akbar. The sudden act takes the emperor and courtiers by surprise. As Birbal approaches Akbar’s throne, he bursts into the call of a rooster. He notices courtiers giving him sharp glances and smiling among themselves. He searches around the pond, under the bushes, and trees, but finds no eggs.īirbal returns to the court wondering about the situation. The courtiers go to the pond and bring back the concealed egg in their hand one at a time. Those who find the egg are loyal while those who can’t aren’t, he says. Therefore, he tells all his courtiers to go to the royal pond and bring one egg at a time. The next day, Akbar tells the court that he had a dream last night that the best way to test the honesty of his courtiers is to ask them to bring an egg. Akbar asks all the courtiers to bring the egg concealed in their clothes the next day. He secretly calls his courtiers, explains them a plan, and gives them an egg. Akbar decides to test Birbal’s wit by playing a trick on him. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |