Akbar’s Hasty Judgement Once Emperor Akbar was riding near a mango grove. An arrow whizzed past him. His soldiers rushed to the grove and caught the person who did this. He was a young boy. On asking why did he want to kill the Emperor,...
Akbar Birbal Reunion One day, when Akbar and Birbal were in discussions, Birbal happened to pass a harmless comment about Akbar’s sense of humor. But Emperor Akbar was in a foul mood and took great offense to this remark. He asked Birbal, his court-jester, friend,...
The Wicked Barber’s Plight As we all know, Birbal was not only Emperor Akbar’s favorite minister but also a minister dearly loved by most of the commoners, because of his ready wit and wisdom. People used to come to him from far and wide for...
The Cock and the Hen Since Birbal always outwitted Akbar, Akbar thought of a plan to make Birbal look like a fool. He gave one egg to each of his ministers before Birbal reached the court one morning. So when Birbal arrived, the king narrated...
Hot Iron Test One day, one man wanted to punish a man named Hasan. He accused him of stealing his necklace and reported this theft to the police. The case was brought to the Judge’s court. The judge knew Hasan very well, and he also...
Count The Crows Quick Thinking Birbal: One day Akbar was strolling in his palace gardens with his dear minister Birbal. Many crows were flying around. The King enjoyed their flying. Just then he thought, that how many crows could be in his kingdom and immediately...
Birbal Denies Rumor One day a man stopped Birbal in the street and began narrating his woes to him. “I’ve walked twenty miles to see you,” he told Birbal finally, “and all along the way people kept saying you were the most generous man in...
Birbal Identifies Thief It so happened that once a rich merchant’s house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants. So he went to Birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal went to his house and assembled all of his servants...
Washerman’s Donkey Once Akbar went to the river with his two sons and wise Minister Birbal. On the bank of the river, Akbar and his two sons took off their clothes and asked Birbal to take care of them while they took bath in the...
Colorful Bird Akbar was very fond of birds. One day a birdcatcher came to his kingdom. He had a very colorful bird. The Birdcatcher said to Emperor Akbar that this bird is not only colorful like a peacock, but it can dance also like him...
