The Royal Cock Emperor Akbar was a great man of wit and wisdom. Those twin abilities made him consolidate his position as the undisputed king of kings that posterity should remember. However, he felt himself unhappy that he was not able to beat his favourite minister, Birbal, in wit. He hoped against hope in outwitting Birbal at least once.
He summoned all his ministers except Birbal a few minutes before the session in the royal court. He handed them over each an egg and told them secretly his plan how to play a practical joke on Birbal to embarrass him. All of them were happy that they could see Birbal keep his chin-down in the open court. When Birbal arrived on time, Akbar narrated to the courtiers a concocted dream he had the previous night. "In my dream, I was told that I would be able to identify honest ministers among my staff of ministers. All of my ministers should go to the royal garden pond and dive there and come back. All the honest ones will come back with one egg each". | 