Category: Akbar and Birbal

One fine morning, a minister went to Emperor Akbar’s court to tell the Emperor some bad news. His gold coins were all gone! They must have been stolen the night before! Emperor Akbar was shocked to hear this. The place where the minister lived was the safest in the kingdom. Surely no one could have… Continue reading Birbal Finds a Thief

Ram and Sham were in a fight.  Both of them said they owned the same mango tree.   They went up to Birbal and asked him to decide the matter, once and for all.  Who was the true owner of the mango tree? Birbal said, “There is only one way to settle the matter. First,… Continue reading Birbal and the Mango Tree 

One day, the Emperor Akbar went to the jungle to hunt, but when he followed a new trail, he got lost.  He called for help but it was no use.  The sun was setting.  The Emperor called out, “Ah! Here I am, all alone in the woods, in the dark!” A young man named Mahesh… Continue reading Emperor Akbar and the Half-Reward