Akbar Birbal Short Story In: Kannada
Birbal thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is very simple. Just one question is enough to identify a fool."
ಬೀರಬಲ್ ನಗುತ್ತಾ ಹೇಳಿದರು: "ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಇವನು ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ, ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಇವನು ಮೂರ್ಖನಲ್ಲ. ಈಗ ಮೂರ್ಖನನ್ನು ಕರೆಸಿ ನೋಡೋಣ."
The man said proudly: "My father has three children: myself, my younger brother, and my sister."
Akbar, for fun, called another person. This person was very arrogant and considered himself very intelligent. Akbar asked the same question: "How many children does your father have?" akbar birbal short story in kannada
Birbal: "You must ask the person: 'How many children does your father have?' When he answers, his foolishness will be revealed."
Akbar turned to Birbal and said: "He has answered correctly. He is not a fool."
ಅಕ್ಬರ್ ತಮಾಷೆಗಾಗಿ ಬೇರೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಕರೆಸಿದರು. ಅವನು ತುಂಬಾ ಅಹಂಕಾರಿಯೂ, ತನ್ನನ್ನೇ ತಾನು ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತನೆಂದುಕೊಂಡವನೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದನು. ಅಕ್ಬರ್ ಅದೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕೇಳಿದರು: "ನಿಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ?" Birbal thought for a moment and said with
Once, Emperor Akbar asked Birbal a question in his court.
ಮೂರ್ಖನ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ (The Fool's Question)
ಅಕ್ಬರ್: "ಬೀರಬಲ್, ನಾನು ಒಬ್ಬ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಎಂದು ಹೇಗೆ ಗುರುತಿಸಬಲ್ಲೆ?" This person was very arrogant and considered himself
Birbal immediately laughed and said: "Your Majesty, did you see? He said 'My father has three children' – meaning himself, his brother, and his sister. But he forgot to include himself in the count? Wait... If he says three including himself, then without him, there would be only two children! That is the mark of foolishness."
Akbar immediately called his servant and asked him to find and bring a common person in disguise.
Akbar: "Birbal, how can I identify if a person is a fool?"