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Birbal the Wise - XIV
Situation
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.Situation
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?
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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Congratulations Chidman! Good job!
Thank You Indi. Hope you all like my teaser..
Another great Birbal teaser! Keep them coming!
"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!!!
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!!!
Another great Birbal one! Nice chidam!
Man you gotta love these teasers!
Ha! That's hilarious. WTFPWNED.
Sorry. Good teaser hehe.
Sorry. Good teaser hehe.
nice, i would have told him to drain the well but yours works better
very nice
very nice
I love Birbel!!!
YAY we all LOVE Birbal!
what is a birbal?
It is the name of a person.....
Well done its a really good jod.
I love Birbal!
Its really fun
I love Birbal!
Its really fun
It a really Good Job.
i love Birbal!
i love Birbal!
Great job - i really enjoyed this teaser, thanks
oh ok i thought it meant something..nice teaser though
"WELL, WATER you waiting for? Solve this problem at once!" Heehee! Get it? Water! Well!
Great teaser. Congrats to you in creating it, and, of course, congratulations to Birbal for solving yet another tricky situation.
CLEVER
Nice
good job by birbal
i am birbal's descendant!
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.
birbal's too goood
Way to go!!!
Well written, good teaser.
One of those wonderful rare teasers!
Nice.
Nice.
Great teaser! Very well written.
I LOVE BIRBAL
I LOVE BIRBAL AS WELL! SHARE THE LOVE!
(I am totally not a creep.)
(I am totally not a creep.)
Hehe i grew up listening to my grandmom telling me these stories! so i know most of them! *sigh* i miss india!!!
I guessed it right... hehehe
I got it right away, but never the less, a good fun teaser. Good job
By far my favorite Birbal teaser.
Clever Clever
I like this teaser
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