There was a farmer who needed water for his farm. He bought a well from his neighbour. His neighbour was a cunning person. When the farmer visited to draw water from the well, the neighbour stopped him. He said that he had right over the well, not on the water. In distress, the farmer went to the emperor to get justice. The emperor gave the duty of resolving this issue to Birbal. Birbal was the wisest one out of nine courtiers of the emperor. Birbal asked the neighbour if he had sold his well to the farmer. The neighbour agrees that he sold the well but not the water inside the well. Birbal says that if he had sold the well to the farmer, he should take out his water from the well or pay rent for that water. After realising that his scheme had failed, the neighbour apologised and went back to his home.
Moral: Cheating will not get you anything and you will definitely pay for it.
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