Akbar Birbal Stories – The Statue of Wax

One day, King Akbar called Birbal and said, “Birbal! It is written in your books that when Lord Vishnu found his devotee elephant in pain,  he himself rushed to help him. I can’t understand the reason behind it. He had so many servants, then why did he take the trouble to go himself?”

Birbal said, “Your Majesty, I understood your question. I will answer this question in a few days later.”

Within a couple of days, Birbal developed intimacy with the royal servant who was commissioned with the job of taking Akbar’s grandson for a walk.

Tenali Raman Stories - The King’s Dream

Once Krishnadeva Raya had a wonderful dream. He dreamt of a beautiful palace made of glittering stones which floated in the air. The palace had everything that one could ever wish for. It could be lit up with a thousand lights or made to disappear into the darkness by merely wishing so. The palace glistened and glowed and whoever entered the palace felt themselves in heaven.

But suddenly the dream ended and the palace vanished. The king woke up with a start. The image of the palace was stuck in his mind. He could not forget the dream palace and one day, he summoned all his courtiers and told them about his dream.

Then the King then made a public announcement saying, “If someone can make such a palace for me, I will give a hundred thousand gold coins!”

Akbar Birbal Stories – Never Ending Story

Birbal was one of the favourite gems of King Akbar. But as there is saying that, “A favourite never has a friend”, there were many courtiers who envied Birbal.

They always tried to disagree him before Akbar. Once they decided to teach him a lesson. They made Akbar addicted to listening to stories. Then, they convinced him that Birbal knew a lot of interesting stories.

One day, King Akbar decided to listen to the stories of Birbal. Now, Birbal was caught in a vicious web. He hardly knew any story. Still the royal orders could not be violated. Birbal started narrating some of the stories that he knew.

Akbar Birbal Stories – Writing an Epic

Akbar always wanted an epic to be written by which his name could become eternal. When he heard about the Mahabharata, he wished it to be written.

He expressed his wish to Birbal saying, “I want the Akbari Mahabharata to be written.”

“That’s a very good thought, Sir. It’s not a very difficult job,” said Birbal.

“Can you write it, then?” questioned Akbar.

“Of course, Your Majesty,” replied Birbal. “I just need some time and money.” Akbar chuckled and said, “Take as much time as you want. You can get money from the royal treasury.”

Akbar Birbal Stories – Birbal’s Khichri

Once, King Akbar made an announcement that whoever dares to spend a night in the chilling waters of river Yamuna shall be handsomely rewarded. Hearing this, a poor washerman called Abdullah offered to stand for the whole night in the freezing waters of Yamuna. 

Next day, Abdulla rushed to the King to get his reward. But the King questioned him, “What gave you strength to pass the whole night inside the river?”

Abdullah replied, “Your Highness! Last night I kept gazing at the earthen lamp lit at the terrace of your castle.”

Aesops Fables - The Lion Going to War

One day, the King of the forest called for a meeting.  He was preparing to go for war. He wanted to give each animal a responsibility.

To the Elephant, he said, “Elephant, you should carry all the weapons of war on your back and fight with great strength.”

Then, the Lion told the Bear, “Be prepared to rush in while the war is on, we may need you if the enemy is pushing us over.”

He said to the Fox, “Your task is to fix all the secret plots.” Then, he called the Monkey and said, “Take care that the enemies should be amused by your tricks.”

Aesops Fables - The Master and his Student

Once, a Master was walking on the banks of a river.  Suddenly,  he heard a cry. He ran to the riverside and saw his Student in the water. The Student was waving his arms and crying out loud. When he saw the Master, he shouted, “Master! Please help me. I will drown in the river.”

The Master asked his Student to say calm. He said, “Son! Do not panic! I shall find a way to bring you out. But how did you fall into the river?”

Aesops Fables - The Fox and the Bramble

One day, a hungry Fox was chasing a small dog. The dog ran very fast and jumped over a thorny hedge. The fox also tried to jump over the high hedge, but, he lost his balance. He held on to a Bramble bush to save himself. The Bramble had long prickly thorns.

The Fox got scratched badly by the thorny Bramble. He let go of the bush in pain and fell down, at once. His paws were hurt and full of blood. He had deep cuts on his feet. He walked with great difficulty.