One day, Emperor Akbar couldn’t bear the separation any longer. He summoned his commander and ordered him to find Birbal and bring him back. The emperor’s command led to a thorough search in every village and every corner, but Birbal remained elusive.

Upon learning of the unsuccessful search, Emperor Akbar felt disheartened. The anxiety and longing to meet Birbal grew within him. Suddenly, an idea struck the emperor. He ordered that all village chiefs send a message to him by placing their intelligence inside a container. Those who failed to fulfill this order would have to send a container filled with precious gems as a penalty.

The villagers were perplexed by this strange order. While everyone possessed intelligence, the challenge was figuring out how to put it inside a container. Failing to meet the emperor’s demand would result in the difficult task of filling a container with valuable jewels, creating another problem.

In the village where Birbal lived disguised as an ordinary farmer, the elders, feeling hopeless, decided to entrust the challenge to Birbal. Initially, no one believed that Birbal could solve this problem, but they had no other option but to have faith in him. The responsibility of solving this puzzle was handed over to Birbal.

At that time, it was the season for watermelon cultivation. Birbal placed a watermelon plant inside a container and, as the watermelon grew, it filled the container. When the watermelon completely filled the container, Birbal separated the fruit from the plant and sent the container along with the watermelon to the emperor’s court.

Receiving the watermelon-filled container, Emperor Akbar realized the cleverness of Birbal. He understood that the intelligence was represented by the watermelon, and Birbal had successfully met his unusual demand. Emperor Akbar promptly summoned Birbal back to the court, realizing the error of his actions.

The story teaches us that there is always a solution to every difficult question; we just need to think creatively.