Showing posts with label T0188. Show all posts
Showing posts with label T0188. Show all posts

Sunday, December 30, 2001

T0188. The Rug Merchant and the Boatman

An Afghan merchant comes to court in desperation: the boatman he had hired claims he is the owner of all the goods. Boatman denies it; oarsmen back him up. Birbal tests the boatman and the trader by seeing what they will sell the goods for. It's clear the boatman is a lying opportunist, so Birbal is then able to get the oarsmen to confess.

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