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“Gadha Kaun” Or “Who Are Donkeys?” is a well known story of Akbar and Birbal. As we all know, Birbal was not only Emperor Akbar's favorite minister but also a minister dearly loved by most of the commoners, because of his ready wit and wisdom. Birbal was famous for his delicate and involving humors. People used to come to him from far and wide for advice on personal matters too. The whole story is described below.
Who Are Donkeys:
One fine day, Akbar, accompanied by his two sons and his clever Minister Birbal, went to the river to take a bath.
They asked Birbal to hold their clothes while they were bathing and took off their clothes and stepped into the river.
Birbal stood at the bank of the river, waiting for them, with their clothes on his shoulder. Looking at Birbal standing like this, Akbar felt like teasing him and remarked that Birbal looked like a washerman's donkey with a load of clothes.
Birbal quickly retorted that he was carrying the load of not just one donkey, but actually three.
The emperor was speechless.