Storytelling tentang The Three Questions King Akbar and

Birbal
King Akbar was very fond of Birbal. This made a certain
courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be
chief minister, but this was not possible as Birbal filled that
position. One day Akbar praised Birbal in front of the courtier.
This made the courtier very angry and he said that the king
praised Birbal unjustly and if Birbal could answer three of his
questions, he would accept the fact that Birbal was intelligent.
Akbar always wanting to test Birbals wit readily agreed.
The three questions were
1. How many stars are there in the sky ?
2. Where is the centre of the Earth ?
3. And how many men and how many women are there in the
world ?
Immediately Akbar asked Birbal the three questions and
informed him that if he could not answer them, he would have
to resign as chief minister.
To answer the first question, Birbal brought a hairy sheep and
said, There are as many stars in the sky as there is hair on the
sheeps body. My friend the courtier is welcome to count them if
he likes.
To answer the second question, Birbal drew a couple of lines on
the floor and bore an iron rod in it and said, this is the center of
the Earth, the courtier may measure it himself if he has any
doubts.
In answer to the third question, Birbal said, Counting the exact
number of men and women in the world would be a problem as
there are some specimens like our courtier friend here who
cannot easily be classified as either. Therefore if all people like
him are killed, then and only then can one count the exact
number.

Artinya :
Raja Akbar sangat menyukai Birbal. Ini membuat punggawa
tertentu sangat cemburu. Sekarang punggawa ini selalu ingin
menjadi menteri, tapi ini tidak mungkin karena Birbal diisi
posisi itu. Suatu hari Akbar memuji Birbal di depan punggawa
tersebut. Hal ini membuat punggawa sangat marah dan ia
mengatakan bahwa raja memuji Birbal adil dan jika Birbal bisa
menjawab tiga pertanyaan, ia akan menerima kenyataan bahwa
Birbal cerdas. Akbar selalu ingin menguji Birbals dan Birbal
langsung menyetujuinya.
Tiga pertanyaannya adalah:
1. Berapa banyak bintang yang ada di langit ?
2. Dimana pusat bumi ?
3. Dan berapa banyak laki-laki dan berapa banyak perempuan
yang ada di dunia?
Segera Akbar meminta Birbal tiga pertanyaan dan
memberitahunya bahwa jika ia tidak bisa menjawabnya, ia harus
mengundurkan diri sebagai menteri.
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan pertama, Birbal membawa domba
berbulu dan berkata, "Ada banyak bintang di langit karena ada
rambut di tubuh domba. Teman saya punggawa tersebut
dipersilahkan untuk menghitungnya jika dia suka. "
Untuk menjawab pertanyaan kedua, Birbal menarik beberapa
baris di lantai dan menanggung batang besi di dalamnya dan
berkata, "Ini adalah pusat bumi, punggawa dapat mengukurnya
sendiri jika ia memiliki keraguan."
Dalam menjawab pertanyaan ketiga, Birbal mengatakan,
"Menghitung jumlah pasti pria dan wanita di dunia akan
menjadi masalah karena ada beberapa spesimen seperti teman
punggawa kami di sini yang tidak dapat dengan mudah
diklasifikasikan sebagai. Oleh karena itu jika semua orang
seperti dia dibunuh, maka dan hanya maka dapat satu
menghitung jumlah yang tepat. "