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Birbal the Wise - XII
Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?
Birbal had been invited to lunch by a rich man. Birbal went to the man's house and found that the lunch was in fact a big party and there were many people around.
His host greeted him warmly.
"I did not know there would be so many guests," said Birbal, who hated large gatherings.
"They are not guests," said the man, "They are my employees, all except one man. He is the only other guest here beside you."
Then the host saw the perfect opportunity to test Birbal's wit and wisdom. "Can you tell me which of them is the guest?" he asked.
"Maybe I could. I will definitely give it a try," said Birbal. "Talk to them as I observe them. And tell them a joke."
The man told a joke that Birbal thought was perhaps the worst he had heard in a long time.
By the time the host finished telling the joke, Birbal knew who the guest was.
"Well," said the rich man. "I've told my joke. Now tell me who my other guest is."
Birbal pointed out the man to him.
"How did you know?" asked his host, amazed.
What was Birbal's reply?
Birbal had been invited to lunch by a rich man. Birbal went to the man's house and found that the lunch was in fact a big party and there were many people around.
His host greeted him warmly.
"I did not know there would be so many guests," said Birbal, who hated large gatherings.
"They are not guests," said the man, "They are my employees, all except one man. He is the only other guest here beside you."
Then the host saw the perfect opportunity to test Birbal's wit and wisdom. "Can you tell me which of them is the guest?" he asked.
"Maybe I could. I will definitely give it a try," said Birbal. "Talk to them as I observe them. And tell them a joke."
The man told a joke that Birbal thought was perhaps the worst he had heard in a long time.
By the time the host finished telling the joke, Birbal knew who the guest was.
"Well," said the rich man. "I've told my joke. Now tell me who my other guest is."
Birbal pointed out the man to him.
"How did you know?" asked his host, amazed.
What was Birbal's reply?
Answer
Birbal said to the host, "Employees tend to laugh at any joke told by their employers out of loyalty and respect to the employer," explained Birbal."When I saw that this man was the only one not laughing at your joke, and in fact, looked positively bored, I at once knew he was your other guest."
The host was amazed at Birbal's perception skills and was happy to have invited him to lunch and get a glimpse of Birbal's wit and wisdom.
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Well this was an easy one !
Been there - done that!
This was easier than the other ones, but I really loved it! And all the other ones as well!
love the birbal teasers kepp em up
Thanks for the comments you guys!
That was fun!! I actually got it! More please!
Birbal's da bomb
I think that's one of the few Birbal's that I have gotten.
The only one I've ever gotten, yay!
that was EZ..........................i actually got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
I like this.
I expected the guests to be the ones who would be bored. This man may talk too much to his servants. They may be so very bored with it, and this man may like his voice so much, that the man does not realize the foolishness of his speaking. I expected the other guest to laugh. Perhaps the other guest was as equally dubious.
But fun. It made me not bored.
I expected the guests to be the ones who would be bored. This man may talk too much to his servants. They may be so very bored with it, and this man may like his voice so much, that the man does not realize the foolishness of his speaking. I expected the other guest to laugh. Perhaps the other guest was as equally dubious.
But fun. It made me not bored.
I got this one
Pretty darn easy but I like these Birbal teasers.
A wittier ending to the answer would be to say that the host then realized his jokes weren't as funny as he'd been led to believe. I would expect he would be slightly disappointed to learn that the key to finding the other guest lie in finding the other individual that didn't laugh.
A wittier ending to the answer would be to say that the host then realized his jokes weren't as funny as he'd been led to believe. I would expect he would be slightly disappointed to learn that the key to finding the other guest lie in finding the other individual that didn't laugh.
easy like always
Um.....
ok...its not bad, but the king one was much like this one
ok...its not bad, but the king one was much like this one
one of the easy brbal teasers ive seen but it was fun to read and figure out good teaser! Birbal is the best
BIRBAL ROX!!!
Birbal ain't that wise...
I got this one too.
I got this one too.
That was the first Birbal I actually knew!!
Fantabulistic teaser!
Fantasitic
Ya, I got that one..but WHY AGAIN were we not told what Birbal observed? Ya, obviously the one that reacted differently was the guest..process of elimination. But there could have been 10,000 different answers that would work just the same if not better. If Birbal is so wise, he would not offend his host by revealing that his joke was lame..so the rich man had Birbal be-headed. The end. How about, the guest was the one wearing fancy clothes? Much better answer. The joke could have just been a red herring.
genius!!
Hey, um, Birbal? Will you MARRY me!?!?!?!?!
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