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Story
28 - Just One Question
Once a scholar came to Akbar's
Court and challenged Birbal to answer his question. He wanted to test Birbal's wits,
whether he was really like that as he heard about him. Birbal accepted the challenge. Then
the scholar asked Birbal, "Whether you would like to answer one hundred easy
questions or one difficult question. Akbar and Birbal had a very long day, they were in a
hurry to go home, so Birbal agreed on one difficult question.
The scholar asked, "Who came
first? Chicken or egg?" Birbal answered the question without giving any second
thought, "The chicken" The scholar was astonished to hear that, "How
do you know?"
"We agreed up on only one
question, so no second question." Birbal said. And Akbar and Birbal left the Court
without looking back at him.
The
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