Story: - It is about those days when Maharashtra was ruled by Peshwas. Nana Phadnavis was the diwan of the Peshwas. People believed their intelligence to be iron. His fame spread far and wide
was. Once the Nizam tried to test his intelligence. He sent an elephant to Nana Fadnavis. He also sent a letter to the carrier. It was written in the letter- "Nanaji,
The fame of your brain is echoing in the atmosphere. There is no problem in front of you. You are an expert at solving clutches. Sending an elephant to your service. If you will tell the exact weight of the elephant sent within a week, then we will also accept your wisdom. 'Nijam's letter baffled the whole court. Everyone started running their respective intelligence to weigh the elephant. Some people think something. All were trying to fight their respective tactics. At that time there were no big machines or thorns for weighing.
There was a trend of weighing small and big items in scales. But how could a giant animal like elephant ever be weighed - no one had imagined this. The elephant could not come in small scales and weigh the elephant in small parts. Nanaji thought of a solution. He ordered the Mahavat to take the elephant to the river bank. News spread in the city that the elephant would be weighed along the river. Following the elephant, the people started walking towards the river. Everyone wanted to see how Nana would make the elephant weigh. Nanaji also stood up. He asked the retainers to arrange scales, a big boat and small stones along the river and left.
The elephant was mounted on the boat. The boat was submerged in water as the elephant climbed. Now the elephant was removed from the boat and the stones were filled in the boat. By the time the boat reached the marked level, the stones were filled. As soon as the water level reached the mark, the stones of the boat were weighed. Thus the exact weight of the elephant was told. When the messenger reached the Nizam to tell the weight of the elephant, the Nizam was very surprised.
Happened. He could not live without being impressed by the miracle of Nanaji's wisdom. Pleased, the Nizam gave the elephant to Nanaji in the award.
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