the Monk who knows the past & the future - 能知過去未來

When a naughty child heard about the monk who knows the past and can predict the future,  he decided to play a trick on the monk. 

Here was his plan:
hide a tiny bird out of sight to anyone behind himself,  test the monk’s prediction by asking him whether the bird hidden behind is alive or dead,
squeeze the bird to death before showing it to everyone  if the monk replied “alive”,
or  bring the bird out alive  if the monk replied “dead.”
His trick would ensure the monk predicts incorrectly either way.

When he finally played his trick,  the monk gave him a very surprised answer,
“dead or alive,  it is all in your hands!”

能 =  can,      知 =  know,      過去 =  past,      未來 =  future

(got this Chinese Buddhism story from some Hong Kong TV drama)