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38: Birbal's Khichdi - An Akbar-Birbal Story About the Most Elegant Lesson in Justice Ever Delivered
A story from the court of the great Mughal emperor Akbar about justice, wit, and a pot of khichdi hanging five feet above a fire.A poor man stood waist-deep in a freezing lake from dusk until dawn to win a reward he desperately needed.He survived by keeping his eyes fixed on a distant lamp burning in a palace window.The emperor refused to pay."You were warmed by that lamp. The terms are not met."The poor man went to Birbal.The next morning Birbal did not come to court.When the emperor finally went to find him - Birbal was sitting very comfortably in his courtyard beside a small fire.And…
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