Akbar and Birbal

One day Akbar was taking a walk in his Royal gardens with several courtiers. Many flowers were flowering at that time of season. A poet pointed out towards a beautiful flower and said, “Look Jahaanpanaah, how beautiful that flower is? No man can produce such a beautiful thing as this.” Birbal was also there. He said: “I don’t agree with this, sometimes man can make more beautiful things than this.” Akbar said: “Oh no Birbal, you are talking nonsense. This flower is really very beautiful.”
After a few days, Birbal presented Akbar a very skilled craftsman from Agra. He presented a beautiful carved marble bouquet of flowers. The Emperor was very happy to see it, and gave him 1000 gold coins.
Just then a boy came and presented the Emperor a beautiful bouquet of real flowers. The Emperor was very happy to see it too, so he gave a silver coin to the boy. Birbal said: “So the carving was more beautiful than the real thing.”
Akbar understood that he had fallen in the hands of his witty minister once again.

Birbal’s sweet reply
Akbar used to ask many odd questions from his courtiers and amused himself. One day, he entered the Royal Court, settled in his Royal chair, and asked his courtiers: “What punishment should be given to a person who pulls my mustache?”
One said, “He should be beheaded.”
Another said, “He should be flogged.”
Yet another said, “He should be hanged.”
“What do you think, Birbal?” the Emperor asked Birbal. Birbal kept quiet for a moment, then said, “Jahaanpanaah, he should be given sweets.” “What, Birbal? Have you gone crazy? Do you know what are you saying?” Birbal replied politely, “I am not crazy, Jahaanpanaah. And I know what I am saying.” “Then how can you talk like this?” the King asked in anger. Birbal again replied politely, “Because, Jahaanpanaah, the only person can dare to do this is your grandson.”
So pleased was the King with this answer, that he gave his ring to Birbal as a reward.

Birbal identifies guest
Once Birbal was invited for dinner by a rich man. When Birbal reached there, he found himself in a large crowd. The host greeted him warmly and took him inside. Birbal said: “I did not know that there will be so many guests in this gathering.” The host replied politely, “They are not guests. They are my employees except one who is the only other guest here besides you. Could you tell who is that other guest here is?”
“Maybe, I could. Tell them a joke, and I will observe them.” The rich man told the joke and everybody laughed uproariously. Perhaps this was the worst joke Birbal had ever heard in his life. Now the rich man asked Birbal, “I have told the joke, now you tell me who is the other guest is?” Birbal pointed out towards a man and said, “He is that other guest.” The rich man was very surprised hearing this. He said to him, “You are right Birbal, but how did you recognize him?”
Birbal said, “Because only employees can laugh on such a joke. He was the only person, who did not even smile on your joke, so I immediately recognized him as the other guest.” n Feature Desk

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