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Everyone laughed. The man fell silent.

Another day, Akio was enjoying a feast with his friend. He
spotted a fat man eating sweets and putting some away in his
pocket. Akio got up and poured a jug of coffee in the man’s
pocket.

feast ‘How dare you pour coffee in my pocket?’ yelled the man
angrily.

Akio calmly replied, ‘Since your pocket has eaten so many sweets, I thought it might
be thirsty. So, I gave it some coffee.’

Once, three explorers came to see the king. They ? Who had come to
asked the king three questions to which nobody had meet the king?
answers.

The king was confident of Akio’s wisdom and wit. Therefore, he called him to the
palace. Akio came riding a donkey with a stick in one hand.

Akio requested the first explorer to ask his question. The explorer asked, ‘Where is the
centre of the Earth?’

Without any hesitation, Akio pointed his stick towards his donkey. ‘Look, it is here, near
the donkey’s right leg.’

The explorer looked surprised. He asked, ‘How can you confidently say that the centre
of the Earth is there and not anywhere else?’

Akio said, ‘If you think my answer is wrong, find someone who can prove me wrong.’

The explorer was confused and remained quiet.

Akio then requested the second explorer to ask his question. The second explorer
asked, ‘Akio, how many stars are there in the sky?’

‘That is an easy question’, Akio immediately replied. ‘It is the same as the hairs on my
donkey’s body. No more, no less.’

The explorer asked how he could prove it. Akio said, ‘If you think my
answer is wrong, why don’t you count the hair on my donkey. Then,
match it with the number of stars and prove me wrong.’

The explorer was puzzled.

Now, Akio requested the third explorer to ask his question. The third
puzzled explorer had a long, white beard. He asked, ‘Akio, can you count the
number of hairs in my beard?’

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