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    Emperor Akbar often posed difficult riddles to his courtiers. One day, he asked how many crows were in the city. The courtiers did not know the answer. When Birbal arrived, he quickly understood the situation. Birbal responded that there were exactly 55,589 crows in the city, and that the number could vary depending on if any crows had left or come to visit relatives. Akbar was impressed by Birbal's witty answer.

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    Emperor Akbar often posed difficult riddles to his courtiers. One day, he asked how many crows were in the city. The courtiers did not know the answer. When Birbal arrived, he quickly understood the situation. Birbal responded that there were exactly 55,589 crows in the city, and that the number could vary depending on if any crows had left or come to visit relatives. Akbar was impressed by Birbal's witty answer.

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    A Moral Story : A Wise Counting

    Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often
    asked questions which were strange and witty. It took much wisdom to answer these
    questions. 

    Once he asked a very strange question. The courtiers were dumb folded by his question. 

    Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in
    search of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the courtyard. 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". 

    Akbar said, "How many crows are there in this city?" 

    Without even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred
    and eighty nine crows, my lord". 

    "How can you be so sure?" asked Akbar. 

    Birbal said, "Make you men count, My lord. If you find more crows it means some have
    come to visit their relatives here. If you find less number of crows it means some have
    gone to visit their relatives elsewhere". 

    Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal's wit. 

    MORAL : A witty answer will serve its purpose.


    A Wise Old Owl
    There was an old owl that lived in an oak. Everyday he saw incidents happening around
    him. Yesterday he saw a boy helping an old man to carry a heavy basket. Today he saw
    a girl shouting at her mother. The more he saw the less he spoke. 

    As he spoke less, he heard more. He heard people talking and telling stories. He heard a
    woman saying that an elephant jumped over a fence. He also heard a man saying that
    he had never made a mistake. 

    The old owl had seen and heard about what happened to people. Some became better
    and some became worse. But the old owl had become wiser each and every day. 

    Moral of the story : 

    You should be observant, talk less but listen more. This will make you a wise person. 
    Baa Baa Black Sheep 
    There lived a black sheep in a nearby village. Every spring, he shaved his black wool and
    sold it to the villagers. The villagers made sweaters and socks from his black wool. 

    One day, the black sheep noticed that he had some more wool left. He thought, ‘It would
    be such a waste if nobody wants to buy the wool.’ 

    That afternoon, an old man came over to his wooden shed to see him. He wanted one
    bag full of the black sheep’s wool. Then an old woman came over. She also wanted a bag
    full of wool. A short while later, a little boy arrived. He also wanted one bag full of wool. 

    Therefore, the black sheep prepared three bags full of wool for them. He was happy that
    all of his wool was sold off. 

    Moral of the story : 

    We should be generous and helpful with what we have. We should be patient and not
    give up. 

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