A king was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked questions which were strange. His people had to use words in a s________ way to answer these questions.
Once the king asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. A_______ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in s__________ of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal e________ the palace. Birbal knew the habit of the king. He understood the situation at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can try for an answer?”
The king said, “How many crows(乌鸦) are there in the city?”
Without even a moment’s thought, Birbal r______, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”
“How can you be so s_________?” asked the king.
Birbal said, “Make your men c________, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(亲戚) here. If you find f_________ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives s_______ else.”
The king was very p_________ with Birbal’s wise answer.

科目 英语   题型 单词拼写   难度 较难

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