Stories of Birbal
Birbal identifies the Guest?
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Once Birbal was invited for dinner by a rich
man. When Birbal reached there, he found himself in a large crowd. The host
greeted him warmly and took him inside. Birbal said, "I did not know that
there will be so many guests in this gathering." The host replied politely,
"They are not guests, Sir. They are my employees except one who is the only
other guest here besides you. Could you tell who is that other one guest
here?"
"Maybe, I could. Tell them a joke, and I
will observe them." The rich man told the joke and everybody laughed
uproariously. Perhaps this was the worst joke Birbal had ever heard in his life.
Now the rich man asked Birbal, "I have told the joke, now you tell me who
is the other guest here?" Birbal pointed out towards a man and said,
"He is that other guest." The rich man was very surprised
hearing this that how could he recognize the other guest. He said to him,
"You are right Birbal, but how did you recognize him?"
Birbal said, "Because only employees can
laugh on such a joke. He was the only person who did not even smile on your
joke, so I immediately recognized him as the other guest."
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