Cleverness

There was a poor man. One day he went to the king and said Maharaj, I have come to ask for a loan from you. Please give me five thousand rupees. I will return your money within five years. The king believed his words and gave him five thousand rupees. Even after five years, when that person did not return the five thousand rupees to the king, the king was forced to go to his house. But that person was not found there. Whenever the king went there, he was sent back on some pretext. One day again the king went to that persons house. No one else was seen there, a little girl was sitting there. The king asked her Where is your father

The girl said Father has gone to stop the water of heaven.

The king again asked Where is your brother

The girl said He has gone to fight without any reason.

the king was not able to understand a single thing. So he asked again Where is your mother

The girl said Mother has gone to make one into two.

The king got annoyed with her nonsensical answers. He asked angrily And what are you doing sitting here

The girl said laughing I am sitting at home and watching the world.

The king understood that the girl will not give a direct answer to any of his questions. So now he will have to talk to her lovingly to know the meaning of these things. The king asked with a loving smile on his face Daughter, what is the meaning of the answers you just gave to my questions I could not understand the meaning of even a single thing you said. You explain their meaning to me directly.

The girl also asked smilingly If I explain the meaning of all the things, what will you give me

The king was very eager to know everything. He said I will give you whatever you ask for.

Then the girl said If you forgive all the debts of my father, I will tell you the meaning of all these things.

The king said Okay, I will forgive all the debts of your father. Now explain the meaning of all these things to me.

The girl said Maharaj, today I cannot explain the meaning of all these things to you. Please come tomorrow. I will definitely tell you tomorrow.

The king went to that persons house again the next day. Today everyone was present there. That man, his wife, son and his daughter too. On seeing the king, the girl asked Maharaj, you remember your promise, right

The king said Yes, I remember. If you tell me the meaning of all these things, I will forgive all the debts of your father.

The girl said First of all, I had said that father has gone to stop the water of heaven, it meant that it was raining and water was dripping from the roof of our house. Father was making a roof to stop the water. That is, rainwater falls from the sky and we believe that there is cleanliness in the sky. That is the meaning of the first thing. The second thing I said was that brother has gone to fight without a fight. This meant that he had gone to cut the thorns of the creeper. If anyone cuts the thorns of the creeper, the thorns will pierce his body here and there, that is, even if there is no fight, there will be a fight and there will be scratches on the body.

The king agreed with her words. He started praising her cleverness in his mind. He asked with curiosity And what do you mean by the third and fourth things, daughter

The girl said Maharaj, the third thing I said was that mother has gone to make one into two. This meant that mother has gone to grind the pigeon pea dal, that is, to make it two by one. If whole dal is ground, then one grain becomes two parts. That is, this was making one into two. As for the fourth thing, I was cooking rice at that time and was taking out one grain of rice to see if it was cooked completely or not. This means that I could know by just looking at one grain of rice whether the whole grain was cooked or not. That is, I was watching the world of rice while sitting at home. After saying this, the girl became quiet.

The king had understood the meaning of everything. He was surprised by the girls intelligent words. Then the king said Daughter, you are very smart. But I did not understand one thing that you could have told me all these things yesterday itself, then why did you call me today

The girl said laughingly I have already told you that yesterday when you came, I was cooking rice. If I had started explaining the meaning of my words to you, the rice would have become wet or burnt, then mother would have definitely beaten me. Then there was no one in the house yesterday. If I had told them that you have forgiven the debt, then they would not have believed me. Today, hearing from you that you have forgiven their debt, they will not only believe it but will also be happy.

The king was very happy to hear the girls words. He took out a pearl necklace from his neck and gave it to her and said Daughter, take this as a reward for your cleverness I have already forgiven your fathers debt. Now you or your family members will not have to make excuses to me. Now you people can rest assured. If you ever need anything again, then dont hesitate and tell me.

Saying this, the king blessed the girl and left. The girls family embraced her happily.