Birbal the Wise - XIV
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?
A farmer and his neighbour once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint.
"Your Majesty, I bought a well from him," said the farmer pointing to his neighbour, "and now he wants me to pay for the water."
"That's right, your Majesty," said the neighbour. "I sold him the well but not the water!"
The Emperor asked Birbal to settle the dispute.
How did Birbal solve the dispute?
Answer
"Didn't you say that you sold your well to this farmer?" Birbal asked the neighbour. "So, the well belongs to him now, but you have kept your water in his well. Is that right? Well, in that case you will have to pay him a rent or take your water out at once."
The neighbour realized that he was outwitted. He quickly apologised and gave up his claim.
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brainster   
Oct 07, 2006
| Congratulations Chidman! Good job!  |
chidam11
Oct 07, 2006
| Thank You Indi. Hope you all like my teaser.. |
4demo
Oct 07, 2006
| Another great Birbal teaser! Keep them coming! |
bluejubba
Oct 08, 2006
| "well, you can't have any water unless he lets you use his well nor can he use his well unless you let him have the water"...
and so he realises he can't have any water as the well isn't his to use, so he shares.
haha, ok that answer isn't as good as yours, but it's what i thought anyway.
well done!!! |
Swordoffury1392
Oct 11, 2006
| Another great Birbal one! Nice chidam!  |
didida
Oct 15, 2006
| Man you gotta love these teasers! |
Punk_Rocker
Oct 15, 2006
| Ha! That's hilarious. WTFPWNED.
Sorry. Good teaser hehe. |
deepsea
Oct 22, 2006
| nice, i would have told him to drain the well but yours works better
very nice  |
rkaaland
Oct 31, 2006
|  I love Birbel!!! |
senther7
Dec 30, 2006
| YAY we all LOVE Birbal! |
LeafFan4life
Mar 01, 2007
| what is a birbal? |
chidam11
Mar 02, 2007
| It is the name of a person..... |
izmah 
Mar 04, 2007
| Well done its a really good jod.
I love Birbal!
Its really fun |
izmah
Mar 04, 2007
| It a really Good Job.
i love Birbal!
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jezza
Apr 08, 2007
| Great job - i really enjoyed this teaser, thanks |
LeafFan4life
Jun 01, 2007
| oh ok i thought it meant something..nice teaser though |
Jessrox97
Sep 28, 2007
| "WELL, WATER you waiting for? Solve this problem at once!" Heehee! Get it? Water! Well! |
Writeaway
Mar 12, 2008
| Great teaser. Congrats to you in creating it, and, of course, congratulations to Birbal for solving yet another tricky situation. |
luckypuppy
Mar 18, 2008
| CLEVER |
Radioguy
Apr 17, 2008
| Nice |
divy
Apr 29, 2008
| good job by birbal |
Anushka
May 23, 2008
| i am birbal's descendant! |
zembobo
Jun 04, 2008
| I know I'm a bit of a harsh critic when it comes to Birbal..see my other comments..but this one was ok because there arent' too many other possible answers. I would have just said that his claim was denied. The well and the water belong to the buyer. The end. But the actual answer was a bit more clever. |
achilles3
Jun 18, 2008
| birbal's too goood |
nidhikaila
Jan 20, 2009
| Way to go!!! |
drussel3
Apr 19, 2009
| Well written, good teaser. |
rashad
May 07, 2009
| One of those wonderful rare teasers!
Nice. |
mathisnice
Aug 29, 2009
| Great teaser! Very well written. |
beyonce123
Feb 14, 2010
| I LOVE BIRBAL |
racoonieboy
Aug 13, 2010
| I LOVE BIRBAL AS WELL! SHARE THE LOVE!
(I am totally not a creep.) |
princess2007
Mar 08, 2011
| Hehe i grew up listening to my grandmom telling me these stories! so i know most of them! *sigh* i miss india!!! |
AgKKR20
Jun 01, 2011
| I guessed it right... hehehe |
Skybet
Jun 13, 2011
| I got it right away, but never the less, a good fun teaser. Good job |
donaldtrumpet
Jul 09, 2012
| By far my favorite Birbal teaser. |
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