One day the padishah Akbar Birbal called and said:
- Birbal, I will tell you an amazing story. One guru asked his disciple three questions, and he answered all the questions with two words. These were the questions: “Why did Pan Soprel? Why did the horse stop? Why did the flatbread burn?” Can you, Birbal, answer these questions just as briefly?
- Lord of the world! I will answer with the same two words.
- What words were those?
- “They didn’t turn.”
- How is this so? Explain clearly.
- If you don’t turn the pan over, it will dry out and rot; the horse will stop if you don’t turn it in the right direction; If you don’t turn the flatbread on the coals in time, it will burn.
And the padishah admired Birbal’s answer.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru