Akbar Birbal Story - Part 65
Many years ago, there was a businessman in Delhi. Two thieves disguised as business merchants once came to meet him. They pretended to be from China and requested the innocent man to sell a few jewels for them. As an honest man, he requested the thieves in disguise to hand it to him and that he would look into their request. The criminals demanded that the man should not deliver the jewels to one of them alone under any circumstances.
A few hours later, one of them returned and asked for the jewels. He showed the other merchant standing in the road talking to few people.
Convinced, the businessman handed him the jewels back. After sometime, the other thief also returned and asked for jewels. When informed that his partner has already taken them away, the thief became enraged and started yelling. He threatened and instructed the businessman to get his jewels at whatever cost.
A few hours later, one of them returned and asked for the jewels. He showed the other merchant standing in the road talking to few people.
Convinced, the businessman handed him the jewels back. After sometime, the other thief also returned and asked for jewels. When informed that his partner has already taken them away, the thief became enraged and started yelling. He threatened and instructed the businessman to get his jewels at whatever cost.
The case went to Badshah Akbar’s court, where Birbal heard the entire narrative and then instructed the second thief to bring in his other partner as that was the demand put by them when they handed the jewels the first time. Birbal apprehended and punished the second thief when he had no answer and was attempting to flee the court.
