Promises Only To Please!

One evening, as usual, the emperor and Birbal were on their stroll down the banks of river Yamuna. When Akbar noticed a camel passing by, he put a question to Birbal casually:

"Why is the neck of the camel crooked?"

Birbal thought for a moment, and said,

"The camel must have forgotten, Jahapana, to honour a promise. The holy books say that those who break their word will be punished with a crooked neck. Perhaps that is the reason for the camel's crooked neck."

The emperor was embarrassed at this answer. He thought for a while and realised his folly of making Birbal a promise, and failing to honour it.

As soon as "They returned to the court, Akbar fulfilled his forgotten promise.