Once a man sold his well to a farmer. Next day when a farmer went to draw the water from that well, the man did not allow him to draw the water from it. He said, “I have sold you the well, not the water, so you cannot draw the water from the well.”
The farmer became very sad and came to the Emperor’s court. He described everything to the Emperor and asked for the justice.
The Emperor called Birbal and handed over this case to him. Birbal called the man who sold the well to the farmer. Birbal asked, “Why don’t you let him use the water of the well. You have sold the well to the farmer.” The man replied, “Birbal, I have sold the well to the farmer, not the water. He has no right to draw the water from the well.”
Then Birbal smiled and said to him, “Good, but look, since you have sold the well to this farmer, and you claim that water is yours, then you have no right to keep your water in the farmer’s well. Either you pay rent to the farmer to keep your water in his well, or you take that out of his well immediately.”
The man understood, that his trick has failed. Birbal has outwitted him.
Moral: Don’t Try to Cheat. You will end up paying for it regardless of how smart you think you are.
April 25, 2017 at 7:20 am
Witty
October 26, 2017 at 11:08 pm
wow i love birbal
November 5, 2017 at 3:26 am
I loved the honest farmer
January 4, 2018 at 5:43 am
Amazing stories to learn and introspect and be inspired
July 1, 2018 at 5:37 am
Talented Birbal….
July 21, 2018 at 12:22 pm
WOW BIRBAL
August 9, 2018 at 9:15 am
awesome birbal
November 3, 2018 at 10:10 am
I like the stories of Akbar and Birbal . And friend you have helped me to read some more stories. Thank you so much.
May 12, 2019 at 6:55 am
I LIKE THE FARMER FOR BEING HONEST
May 17, 2019 at 8:01 am
BIRBALLLLLLLLL was my favorite part