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Synopsis Birbal was one of the nine gems of Akbar, the Mogul emperor Birbal was his friend too. He used to solve Akbar's riddles. The anecdotes reveal how wit and presence of mind can solve problems and help deal with tricky situations. The problems infact are tests of one's character. It is easy to deal with enemies. The difficulty arise when a fellow insider becomes a problem out of jealousy. Birbal dealt with such friendly enemies on several occasions. The cunning of such characters had to bite the dust every time confronted by the wit of Birbal. Birbal's quick thinking came to the help of the people more often than not which earned him a great popularity and admiration. These anecdotes entertain, make you laugh or give you a gentle tickle. They teach how to out-smart an enemy in sporting way. When the soldier was ordered to be give 20 lashes for lying on the royal bed, he shivered. In the middle of the night that soldier cried and pleaded, No, please no! Don't do this to our Emperor. It will be a disaster! It raised a hell in the palace. The soldier was brought to the presence of the emperor and asked to explain his conduct. The soldier revealed, Your Majesty! When I went to sleep the angels arrived. They discussed that when lying on the royal bed for a short time was worth twenty lashes how many lashes the emperor be given who has been lying on that bad for so many years. The soldier added, Sir, I was praying to them not to do any such horrendous thing. The Emperor smiled. He asked the soldier, Did you meet Birbal? The soldier did not reply. Akbar knew who had given the soldier the idea. The soldier was pardoned and the punishment of 20 lashes was withdrawn.