One day, Emperor Akbar and Birbal were taking a walk in the palace gardens. It was a nice summer morning and there were plenty of crows happily playing around the pond. While watching the crows, a question came into Akbar’s mind. He wondered how many crows were there in his kingdom.<br /><br />Since Birbal was accompanying him, he asked Birbal this question. After a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are ninety-five thousand, four hundred and sixty-three crows in the Kingdom.”<br /><br />Amazed by his quick response, Akbar tried to test him again, “What if there are more crows than you answered?”<br /><br />Without hesitating, Birbal replied, “If there are more crows, then some crows are visiting from other neighboring kingdoms.”<br /><br />“And what if there are less crows,” Akbar asked.<br /><br />Birbal smiled, “Then some crows from our kingdom have gone on holidays to other places.”<br /><br />For more:<br />www.itsaperfectstory.com
