Make it Shorter
One day, Akbar drew a line on the floor and ordered, “Make this line shorter, but don’t rub out any part of it.”No one knew what to do. Each minister looked at the line and was puzzled. No one could think of any way to make it longer. No one could think of how it could be made shorter without erasing it. Birbal started smiling. When it was his turn, he went near the line.Discuss with your partner what Birbal would do.
Birbal drew a longer line under the
first one. He didn’t touch the first line.
Everyone in the court saw
what he drew and
said – “That’s true.
The first line is
shorter now!”
Reading is fun
What did Akbar order one day?
What did each minister do?
How did Birbal make the line shorter?
One day, Akbar drew a line on the floor and ordered, “Make this line shorter, but don’t rub out any part of it.”No one knew what to do. Each minister looked at the line and was puzzled. No one could think of any way to make it longer. No one could think of how it could be made shorter without erasing it. Birbal started smiling. When it was his turn, he went near the line.Discuss with your partner what Birbal would do.
Reading is fun
What did Akbar order one day?
What did each minister do?
How did Birbal make the line shorter?
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