![]() ![]() “I think my people love me,” beamed Akbar during his stroll with Birbal in the royal garden. He sent guards to bring Birbal from the village from where the pot had come. Within three months, the watermelon grew big enough to cover the entire pot from inside.īirbal separated it from the plant and sent the pot to Akbar with a note, “Remove the wit without cutting it or breaking the pot.”Īkbar understood it that the pot was from Birbal. Birbal took a pot and covered a small watermelon with it, without cutting it away from the plant. ![]() The village chief decided to give Birbal a chance. The chieftain of a village sat down to discuss the order with the council members as to how poor villagers could give diamonds.īirbal, who was hiding in the very village, said, “I will provide a pot of wit.” ![]() If they are unable to fill it with wit, then they must fill it with diamonds and precious jewels. He sent an order across the kingdom that every village should send a pot of wit to Akbar in three months of time. He asked his guards to look for Birbal at his home and relatives’ houses but found him nowhere. Days turned into weeks and months.Īkbar realized his mistake and began to miss Birbal. Birbal obeyed the emperor’s order and left. One day, Akbar had an argument with Birbal and asked him to leave the kingdom. ![]()
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