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asked. “You can get them counted, Huzoor,” Birbal

said.

The Emperor again said, “If there are less than
that, then?” Birbal replied immediately, “That

means that the rest of them have gone on
vacation to some neighbouring kingdoms.”

“And if there are more than that, then ?” asked

Akbar. “Then it means that other crows have
come to visit their relatives in our kingdom,
Huzoor,” said the witty minister.

Akbar was very pleased with the answer that

Birbal gave and gave him a suitable reward.

Moral: Nothing is impossible for the human brain.

4. A Fox and a Crane

Once a fox and a crane became friends.
So, the fox invited the crane to dinner.

The crane accepted the invitation and
reached the fox’s place at sunset. The
fox had prepared soup for his mate. But
as we all know that foxes are cunning by

nature, he served the soup in flat dishes.
So, he himself lapped the crane’s share

with his tongue, too. But the crane could
not enjoy it at all with his long beak and
had to go back home hungry. The
shrewd fox felt extremely amused.

After a few days, the crane invited the
fox to a dinner at his place. The fox
reached his place in time. The crane

gave him a warm welcome and served the soup in a jug with a long and narrow
neck. So, the crane enjoyed the soup with great relish using his long beak. The fox’s
mouth couldn’t reach the soup through the narrow neck of the jug. He had to

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