Emperor's Ring

Once Akbar tried to test the IQ level of all his ministers. So he threw his gold ring into a dried up well and asked his ministers to retrieve it without climbing down into the well. The ministers scratched their heads and thought deeply but soon they had to admit their defeat. Birbal, however could never resist a challenge. He came forward and said, “Jahanpanah, you shall get back your ring before sundown”. He took some fresh cowdung from the ground and threw it on top of the ring. He then tied a stone to one end of a long piece of a rope and retaining the other end, threw the stone on the dung. After a while when he felt sure that the cowdung had completely dried, he pulled up the string. To everyone’s surprise the cowdung came up and stuck at the bottom was the emperor’s ring. Everyone appraised Birbal's sense of Humor.