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Birbal – courtiers jealous of him – ask Akbar to let them test his wisdom – one courtier puts a question to him – how many crows in Agra – Birbal asks for a week to study the situation – every day seen on the terrace looking at the crows – after a week courtier asks him again – Birbal says as many crows as hairs in the courtier’s head – Akbar laughs.
Clever Birbal
Some courtiers were jealous of Birbal. They asked for Akbar’s permission to let them test Birbal’s wisdom. Akbar told them to go ahead.
One courtier stepped up to Birbal and said, “You are indeed very clever. Surely you can tell me how many crows there are in Agra.” Birbal thought for a moment and said, “Give me a week and I shall give you the exact number”.
From that evening onwards, Birbal was to be seen on the terrace staring at the crows that flew by or were perched in various places.
A week passed, and Durbar was called once again. The courtier stepped up to Birbal and asked him the same question again.
Birbal said to him, “Could you tell me how many hairs there are on your head?”
“Why, no,” said the man.
“I am sorry, then,” said Birbal, “for that is exactly how many crows there are in Agra.”
Akbar and all the courtiers had a hearty laugh at this.