T0121. One Hundred Questions, or Just One?

Wise man asks Birbal whether he'll answer one hundred easy questions or one hard one. Birbal chooses hard one. The question: which came first, hen or egg? Birbal answers, "Hen." "How can you be sure?" the wise man asks. Birbal says, "That's your second question; I only have to answer one."

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Notes: For notes, see my version at the Microfables blog.