One day King Akbar saw that some of the ministers had become Birbal’s enemies. So, he called everyone in his court and said, “There is a cavern camped right outside the city I want you all to go there and made enquiries.”
After some time, the courtiers came to the court. The asked, “How many merchants were there in the cavern.” The courtiers said there were twenty-seven merchants “What they were trading in?”, was the king’s next question. The courtiers said there were several grain merchants animal merchants and more. Not giving a required answer the king got angry. Then Birbal comes in his court giving him the required answer Akbar proves them why he prefers Birbal more