‘The house is definitely haunted!’ said Daniel to himself. It was a huge house with two floors and several rooms upstairs and a big living room plus four rooms including the kitchen downstairs. At least, that was what Daniel had heard from others. Daniel found the house very interesting. He would pass by it every […]
One hot summer day, Emperor Akbar and Birbal were riding on their horses. Akbar felt thirsty and so he got off his horse near a well.He rested his hands at the boundary of the well, leaned a little lower and sighed with disappointment as the well was dry. Akbar was about to move away from
Akbar was a just Emperor. His priority was to keep checking the welfare of his people. In case of any trouble, he never took much time to resolve the matter. Moreover, he always served justice. There was no room for cheating in his kingdom.One fine morning, Akbar and Birbal decided to go on a round
One day, when Akbar was in the court, discussing something very important with all his courtiers and ministers, a guard came and said, “My lord! Three men outside are waiting to meet you. Should I send them in?” Akbar asked the guard, “What is the matter with them? Are they in trouble or in dispute
After Birbal had made Akbar realize what an offence he was about to commit by being apathetic towards his own people, Akbar thanked his favourite minister. Out of respect, Birbal bowed before the Emperor, when suddenly a copper coin fell from his waist pouch and he started looking for it on the floor. At the
Akbar was such a great Emperor that he achieved whatever he thought of. And this was what brought arrogance in him. With every victory, he was becoming more arrogant and inconsiderate towards his people. Birbal decided to make Akbar realize his mistake. One day, Birbal dressed like a saint and sat in the palace’s garden
Once, a very famous astrologer came to the kingdom of Akbar. The Emperor himself had heard a lot about him, so he invited him to the palace. The astrologer felt very honoured for getting invited by the Emperor. Akbar said to the astrologer, “I want to know your prediction about the day you will die.”
Seeing that Birbal was showered with gifts by the Emperor, many courtiers didn’t like it. They again hatched plots to remove Birbal from his place. They gathered together to plot a conspiracy through which they could achieve their mischievous motive. One day, a courtier went to meet Akbar. “Your majesty, pardon me for appearing before
One morning, Akbar was not in a good mood. He looked tense. The news spread like wildfire around the palace. So, all the courtiers, servants, guards and the ministers maintained distance from Akbar. When Birbal entered the palace, he was also told about the Emperor’s bad mood. Birbal straightaway went to Akbar and asked, “Your
The swans delivered all the new babies to their parents in the world. The elephant cubs were given to elephant mom and dad, the human babies to humans, the tiger cubs to tiger-parents, the dove babies to dove-parents and so forth. The clouds made the new babies and gave them to the swans. The clouds
One afternoon, Akbar and Birbal were telling each other jokes. Both of them were laughing heartily. Since Akbar spent a lot of time with Birbal every day, he saw through his wit and intelligence. In fact, Birbal was impressed at how Akbar saw through his witty attitude so soon. Birbal said, “Your Majesty, I am
One day, Akbar decided to go around the capital. It was his practice to go on rounds around the villages in his capital to see if harmony was maintained by the villagers. Birbal always accompanied him, and both of them used to appreciate the beauty of the village together. Whenever Akbar passed through the villages,
One day, Akbar felt very tired and felt like taking some time off to relax from his hectic schedule. He wanted to go for a walk in the garden and he also called Birbal to come along. He said, “Birbal, I want to have some relaxing time. Why don’t you come along with me for
Akbar never got tired of asking Birbal different witty questions. Birbal also made sure that his answers satisfied and amused his Emperor. By now, everyone in the court knew that there was no question whose answer Birbal didn’t know. So one fine evening, Akbar asked Birbal, “Everyone is aware of how smart and witty you
After the music competition, Akbar gave a challenge to Birbal. Now, it was painting competition. The Emperor was interested in not only music but also painting. In fact, he had a huge collection of paintings in his palace, which were very expensive. These two arts gave immense pleasure to the Emperor. “Birbal, I have a