Birbal the Wise - XI
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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?
One day a scholar came to the court of Emperor Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his questions and thus prove that he was as clever as people said he was.
He asked Birbal: "Would you prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a single difficult one?"
Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult day and were impatient to leave.
"Ask me one difficult question," said Birbal.
"Well, then tell me," said the man, "which came first into the world, the chicken or the egg?"
"The chicken," replied Birbal, very confidently.
"How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of triumph in his voice.
What did Birbal answer to this?
One day a scholar came to the court of Emperor Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his questions and thus prove that he was as clever as people said he was.
He asked Birbal: "Would you prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a single difficult one?"
Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult day and were impatient to leave.
"Ask me one difficult question," said Birbal.
"Well, then tell me," said the man, "which came first into the world, the chicken or the egg?"
"The chicken," replied Birbal, very confidently.
"How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of triumph in his voice.
What did Birbal answer to this?
Answer
Birbal told the scholar, "We had agreed you would ask only one question and you have already asked it" and he and the emperor walked away leaving the scholar gaping!Hide
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Posted by jazzmusician46 on Jul 01, 2006 EXcellent - but I would still love to know the answer!  |
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Posted by zigthepig on Jul 01, 2006 Clever! |
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Posted by brainster on Jul 01, 2006 Thanks Ziggy!  |
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Posted by medster99 on Jul 01, 2006 I liked this one a lot, good job brainster |
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Posted by kistin14 on Jul 01, 2006 I loved it! And the answer is the chicken. Was Adam a baby? I think not! |
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Posted by Punk_Rocker on Jul 01, 2006 I got it! Yay!! I feel someone intelligent. Nice teaser, I love this series. |
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Posted by xolilangel827ox on Jul 02, 2006 i got it right !! but the answer i think, is the chicken. because it had to of evolved from something. thats my theory |
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Posted by cyberstar5150 on Jul 03, 2006 I've explained why the chicken came first in teaser #27835. I like the answer to this puzzle I think I've heard of it, but I cannot remember where... |
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Posted by callmebazza on Jul 05, 2006 Nice. I've got to start using this in everyday life...Cheers. |
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Posted by devils400 on Jul 06, 2006 yeh.that was a good one you sure got me there   |
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Posted by gevorgkhc on Jul 07, 2006 A+ i love the Birbal series =P |
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Posted by monkeygrl99 on Jul 10, 2006 I think this one was REALLY good!! |
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Posted by Sir_CombusTable on Jul 11, 2006 Wow. How'd I miss that? |
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Posted by kukuzyavochka on Jul 14, 2006 I got it right! Wow! It was fun and easy! |
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Posted by thimblenoggin on Jul 23, 2006 Can I just ask you one question? |
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Posted by sftball_rocks13 on Jul 31, 2006 I liked the teaser and all, but it's really one of those that's like impossible to think of the answer....never mind....trick teasers are supposed to be like that |
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Posted by Unraveled on Aug 01, 2006 Hahaha, that's a great one. |
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Posted by peanut-tiara on Aug 02, 2006 Great teaser!!! I always love your teasers brainster!!! Keep them coming!!! |
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Posted by brainster on Aug 03, 2006 Awww! That's so sweet of you to say! Thanks peanut-tiara! |
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Posted by twixy on Aug 05, 2006 isn't this a book series?  |
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Posted by JennLee on Aug 18, 2006 Ooh, Birbal's a clever one, isn't he? xD |
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Posted by Shriya on Aug 24, 2006 Good job, Brainster. Even though I have read many Birbal series, it did trick me. |
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Posted by fexy on Oct 05, 2006 Good one there! |
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Posted by rkaaland on Oct 19, 2006 Birbal always makes me smile! |
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Posted by CountdownCrispy on Oct 23, 2006 Very very clever! Stumped me! |
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Posted by Lizzie713 on Oct 26, 2006 good one i like it alot Thanks |
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Posted by mik512 on Nov 11, 2006 I thought it was because everyone says "which came first the -chicken- or the egg?" and the word "chicken" came first! |
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Posted by natureluver on Dec 13, 2006 GO BIRBAL!!!!!!!! |
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Posted by senther7 on Dec 30, 2006 Good one (poor schollor) |
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Posted by lavender on Jan 01, 2007 Yay! Good one! |
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Posted by LeafFan4life on Mar 05, 2007 honestly where do u come up with these they are all brilliant |
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Posted by nerdyiscool on Mar 17, 2007 fun teazer! nice job! |
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Posted by 123123123123 on Jul 11, 2007 jazzmusician46 Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive EXcellent - but I would still love to know the answer! zigthepig Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive Clever! brainster Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive Thanks Ziggy! medster99 Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive I liked this one a lot, good job brainster kistin14 Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive I loved it! And the answer is the chicken. Was Adam a baby? I think not! Punk_Rocker Jul 01, 2006 This is offensive I got it! Yay!! I feel someone intelligent. Nice teaser, I love this series. xolilangel827ox Jul 02, 2006 This is offensive i got it right !! but the answer i think, is the chicken. because it had to of evolved from something. thats my theory cyberstar5150 Jul 03, 2006 This is offensive I've explained why the chicken came first in teaser #27835. I like the answer to this puzzle I think I've heard of it, but I cannot remember where... callmebazza Jul 05, 2006 This is offensive Nice. I've got to start using this in everyday life...Cheers. devils400 Jul 06, 2006 This is offensive yeh.that was a good one you sure got me there gevorgkhc Jul 07, 2006 This is offensive A+ i love the Birbal series =P monkeygrl99 Jul 10, 2006 This is offensive I think this one was REALLY good!! Sir_CombusTable Jul 11, 2006 This is offensive Wow. How'd I miss that? kukuzyavochka Jul 14, 2006 This is offensive I got it right! Wow! It was fun and easy! thimblenoggin Jul 23, 2006 This is offensive Can I just ask you one question? sftball_rocks13 Jul 31, 2006 This is offensive I liked the teaser and all, but it's really one of those that's like impossible to think of the answer....never mind....trick teasers are supposed to be like that Unraveled Aug 01, 2006 This is offensive Hahaha, that's a great one. peanut-tiara Aug 02, 2006 This is offensive Great teaser!!! I always love your teasers brainster!!! Keep them coming!!! brainster Aug 03, 2006 This is offensive Awww! That's so sweet of you to say! Thanks peanut-tiara! twixy Aug 05, 2006 This is offensive isn't this a book series? JennLee Aug 18, 2006 This is offensive Ooh, Birbal's a clever one, isn't he? xD Shriya Aug 24, 2006 This is offensive Good job, Brainster. Even though I have read many Birbal series, it did trick me. fexy Oct 05, 2006 This is offensive Good one there! rkaaland Oct 19, 2006 This is offensive Birbal always makes me smile! CountdownCrispy Oct 23, 2006 This is offensive Very very clever! Stumped me! Lizzie713 Oct 26, 2006 This is offensive good one i like it alot Thanks mik512 Nov 11, 2006 This is offensive I thought it was because everyone says "which came first the -chicken- or the egg?" and the word "chicken" came first! natureluver Dec 13, 2006 This is offensive GO BIRBAL!!!!!!!! senther7 Dec 30, 2006 This is offensive Good one (poor schollor) lavender Jan 01, 2007 This is offensive Yay! Good one! LeafFan4life Mar 05, 2007 This is offensive honestly where do u come up with these they are all brilliant nerdyiscool Mar 17, 2007 This is offensive fun teazer! nice job! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Congrats for being on the first page for popularity! |
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Posted by empy on Jul 21, 2007 Very cute. I had to laugh at that. |
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Posted by Master_Yoda on Sep 24, 2007 Very funny.  |
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Posted by Jessrox97 on Sep 28, 2007 Eggs came first. Not chicken eggs but dinosaur eggs. |
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Posted by rt1819 on Nov 19, 2007 I got really excited cause I thought Birbal was going to tell me which came first....oh well... |
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Posted by Anushka on Jan 30, 2008 namaste! im from india and i read a bunch of birbal books and as soon as i read the first stanza, i knew which one this was and i knew the answer! but i knew that you must have read a lot to think of this. good work! |
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Posted by aball911 on Mar 02, 2008 wow, Birbal's a smartypants, huh? lol, nice one tho. |
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Posted by aball911 on Mar 02, 2008 oh, and 123123123123, why such a long comment? that's ridiculous.  |
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Posted by luckylefty on Mar 10, 2008 Hahaha I thought it was the chicken because it comes first alphabetically |
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Posted by thisisme91 on Apr 04, 2008 LOLZ! Why is Akbar the Emperor instead of Birbal? They'd be waaaaaaaay better off. |
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Posted by kunju on May 16, 2008 very cute thanyou |
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Posted by zembobo on Jun 03, 2008 Finally a Birbal worth reading. It took 11 tries but good teaser none the less. :-) |
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Posted by markmonnin on Sep 08, 2008 I thought it was the answer because he said it first in the question... therefore the sound "The Chicken" came before the sound "The Egg." Still an even better answer from you! |
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Posted by Calehay on Feb 14, 2009 Excellent! |
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Posted by jonas on Apr 05, 2009 I love it! Very clever! |
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Posted by Aaronnp on Nov 23, 2009 This teaser is great |
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Posted by mathisnice on Jan 23, 2010 Great! Congrats on having the most popular trick teaser. |
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Posted by royale-ninja on Jul 23, 2012 that was good...  |
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