Sometime in the distant past, a rich vendor was ransacked in King Akbar's realm. The distress stricken shipper went to the court and requested assistance. Akbar asked Birbal to enable the shipper to discover the burglar. The dealer disclosed to Birbal that he was dubious of one of his workers. On getting the insight from the vendor, Birbal brought all the workers and advised them to remain in an orderly fashion. 


When gotten some information about the theft, everybody denied doing it, true to form. Birbal then gave more than one stick of a similar length, to every single one of them. While scattering, Birbal stated, "By tomorrow, the burglar's stick will increment by two inches". The following day when Birbal gathered everybody and investigated their sticks, one worker's stick was shorter by two inches.

 On being gotten some information about the secret of finding the genuine cheat, Birbal stated, "It was basic: the hoodlum had cut his stick by two inches, expecting that it would increment in size".