Without even a moment's thought, birbal replied "there are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord".īirbal said, "make you men count, my lord. birbal who knew the nature of the emperor quickly grasped the situation and asked, "may i know the question so that i can try for an answer".Īkbar said, "how many crows are there in this city?" it was at this moment that birbal entered the courtyard. as he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. the courtiers were dumb folded by his question.Īkbar glanced at his courtiers. it took much wisdom to answer these questions. he often asked questions which were strange and witty. Let us enjoy reading this story of a wise counting.Įmperor akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers.
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