Birbal the Wise - IX
Situation puzzles (sometimes called lateral thinking puzzles) are ones where you need to ask lots of yes or no questions to figure out what happened in the situation. These are good puzzles for groups where one person knows the puzzle and answers the questions.
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?
The King of a distant land had heard that Birbal was one of the wisest men in the East and so desired to meet Birbal. He sent Birbal an invitation to visit his country.
In due course, Birbal arrived in the distant kingdom. When he entered the palace he was flabbergasted to find not one but six kings seated there. All looked alike. All were dressed in kingly robes. Who was the real king?
The very next moment he got his answer. Confidently, he approached the king and bowed to him.
How did Birbal know who was the real king?
Answer
The king, puzzled and shocked by this instant discovery asked Birbal, "But how did you identify me?"
Birbal explained: "The false kings were all looking at you, while you yourself looked straight ahead. Even in regal robes, the common people will always look to their king for support."
Overjoyed, the king embraced Birbal and showered him with gifts.
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akl21    
Jul 01, 2006
| Another great one! Keep them coming! |
kistin14
Jul 01, 2006
| I love these! |
yoshinode
Jul 04, 2006
| Awsome teasers. Where'd you get the idea? |
brainster
Jul 04, 2006
| Thanks yoshinode, Birbal is part of Indian history and also forms a part of childhood stories told to all children! It was definitely a big part of my childhood and a few days back, I got the idea that many of these stories fitted perfectly in Trick, Logic or Situation categories. I tried my hand at it, and it was accepted! I am glad I could share a bit of my childhood with everyone here!  |
monkeygrl99
Jul 10, 2006
| Nice one brainster!! |
OldChinaHand
Oct 09, 2006
| These 'teaser' do go beyond mere teasing and I hope open more eyes to brilliant, challenging world. As always, well done. Thanks.  |
OldChinaHand
Oct 09, 2006
| These 'teaser' do go beyond mere teasing and I hope open more eyes to brilliant, challenging world. As always, well done. Thanks. |
blondebookworm
Oct 22, 2006
| I love your Birbal teasers, brainster! They'e so much fun! Great job.  |
senther7
Dec 30, 2006
| Nice one |
choptlivva
Jan 08, 2007
| Yet another good one Mrs. B!!
I thought it was perhaps a supremely confident and regal expression on his face that only a true king would have. |
Dishhead5
Apr 08, 2007
| brainster, im sorry but can you please explain  im quite stupid lol
anyway, umm why would the false kings look at him if they were pretending to be kings or something?
Thanks
Dishhead5 |
didida
Apr 21, 2007
| I love all your teasers Brainster! |
dswilborn
Apr 07, 2008
| So why would the false kings be foolish enough to blow the real king's cover?
I'd fire them. |
plokolplok
May 11, 2008
| (re: prev. comment)
lol  |
zembobo
Jun 04, 2008
| Ya, that would make it kind of obvious if only one was looking ahead. You should have put that in the story...why did you leave out the fact that the other kings were looking at one while one was looking ahead? If Birbal saw it, shouldn't we have been included in that information? Or is this yet another lame "teaser" with a thousand different possible answers? Like "one was a man and the others were women" .. how is that answer incorrect? You would have left that information out too, right? |
haz_IQ 
Dec 28, 2008
| if you put some hint, it would definitely be better. however great job! |
beyonce123
Feb 16, 2010
| thanks brainster, your birbal the wise teasers are pure genius |
princess2007
Mar 08, 2011
| @brainster- by sharing ur childhood, ur making me misss mine so much!! but i really do think these were better in hindi, the way my grandmother told me! =D |
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