One day a minister in Akbar's court brought up quite a weird topic. He came across a person in the market who used to work as a servant in a rich person's house but was asked to leave by his master because he considered his servant to be a fool. The servant polity left, but before leaving, he mentioned to his master that the master doesn’t know how to value a person. Upon hearing this everyone present in the court got very confused. They all wondered how can a person's value be measured....

One day Birbal suggested to Emperor Akbar that if he ever makes a mistake, then Akbar should let Birbal choose the jury to decide the quantum of his punishment. One fateful day when Birbal did something wrong and was to be punished, Akbar let him choose his jury as promised. Birbal called for 5 cobblers to decide his punishment. They were very pleased to help Birbal but they also found it a very good opportunity to seek revenge from him since long back Birbal tricked them all. The first...

King Akbar was a very popular and well-known king. It was because of him that all the other kings lived in peace together. One day a king of a different place, King Faizal, decided to meet the witty Birbal and see his intelligence in person. The king took a disguise of a farmer and left for Delhi to meet Birbal. On his way, he saw a old lame man asking for help. The old man wanted to go to Delhi but no one would listen to his request. King Faizal felt bad for him and decided to help the man....

Once, Akbar declared that whoever will be able to read the other person's mind and voice his thoughts properly will be awarded five thousand gold coins. Astrologers and noblemen from all across the country came to undertake the test but the ministers of Akbar's court would deny the reward for everyone. They will change their mind at the last minute and even if someone guessed correctly, they would reply "No, No! I was not thinking about this. This is wrong"   Finally, a Brahmin who was an...

Once, Akbar declared that whoever will be able to read the other person's mind and voice his thoughts properly will be awarded five thousand gold coins. Astrologers and noblemen from all across the country came to undertake the test but the ministers of Akbar's court would deny the reward for everyone. They will change their mind at the last minute and even if someone guessed correctly, they would reply "No, No! I was not thinking about this. This is wrong"   Finally, a Brahmin who was an...

One day a priest came in the court of Akbar with his wrist full of golden bangles and threw a challenge to Akbar. He suggested he will question the nobleman of Akbar’s court and if he loses, all the bangles that he has collected from great men all across the world will be Akbar’s but if he wins, Akbar will have to offer him another golden bangle. Birbal was summoned to face the challenge and the priest started questioning him. The priest asked Birbal four questions and Birbal, as usual,...

One day a priest came in the court of Akbar with his wrist full of golden bangles and threw a challenge to Akbar. He suggested he will question the nobleman of Akbar’s court and if he loses, all the bangles that he has collected from great men all across the world will be Akbar’s but if he wins, Akbar will have to offer him another golden bangle. Birbal was summoned to face the challenge and the priest started questioning him. The priest asked Birbal four questions and Birbal, as usual,...

It is known by all how much Akbar was fond of Birbal and considered him to be one of his dear friends. But one day Akbar got frustrated with him and Birbal, unable to understand Akbar’s mood, kept on cracking jokes on him. Suddenly Akbar burst out in anger asked Birbal to leave his palace and never return back. Birbal left in peace thinking that once Akbar's temper cools down, he will be summoned back to the court. Days passed by but no one from the court arrived to fetch him. Akbar tried to...

Everyone knows tons of stories of how Akbar and Birbal made a formidable pair and their witty stories are quite famous. But we bring to you the real story of how Akbar and Birbal really met the first time.    On a bright summer day, Akbar decided to go hunting with his companions but they were unable to trace any wild animals in the woods. They were all tired and thirsty so Akbar decided to visit the nearest village in search of water. On their way to the village, they found a young boy,...

Once lived a religious man who had the learned the art of training parrots. He would catch parrots with his charm, teach them manners, and then sell them to noblemen at a high price. So one day the man came to the court of Akbar and offered him a parrot. Akbar ordered a servant to look after the parrot very carefully and never give him news of any bad happenings with the parrot. But due to the change of environment, the parrot fell sick and died. The poor servant got very scared and thought...

Once a saint gave Emperor Akbar a very learned parrot as a gift and the emperor got very fond of the bird. But when the pet dies suddenly, the servant who was tasked to look after it is in a fix as his life is now at stake. Servant ends up seeking Birbal's help to break the news to the emperor and Birbal not only handles the situation but also does it in such a way that Akbar rewards...

Once an attendant in Akbar’s court broke one of Akbar’s favorite flower vase and when he was questioned, the servant lied thinking that Akbar will punish him since it was his favorite vase. But the truth was found out and the servant was expelled from Akbar’s court because of the lie. Birbal, on the other hand, tried to explain the general human tendency of lying which is always not just to cover up flaws or bad deeds but sometimes human beings lie not to break the other person’s heart....

Once an attendant in Akbar’s court broke one of Akbar’s favorite flower vase and when he was questioned, the servant lied thinking that Akbar will punish him since it was his favorite vase. But the truth was found out and the servant was expelled from Akbar’s court because of the lie. Birbal, on the other hand, tried to explain the general human tendency of lying which is always not just to cover up flaws or bad deeds but sometimes human beings lie not to break the other person’s heart....

Once Birbal was late to the court of Emperor Akbar. When he was asked for the reason, Birbal explained how he was stuck with his crying kids which caused him the delay in getting to the court. Akbar thought Birbal was lying and thus he was not impressed with the answer. To convice Akbar, Birbal decided to pretend like a kid and show Akbar the challenges one face when trying to convince a crying kid throwing tantrums all day long.     For more kid's podcasts and 24x7 web radio, download the...

Once Birbal was late to the court of Emperor Akbar. When he was asked for the reason, Birbal explained how he was stuck with his crying kids which caused him the delay in getting to the court. Akbar thought Birbal was lying and thus he was not impressed with the answer. To convice Akbar, Birbal decided to pretend like a kid and show Akbar the challenges one face when trying to convince a crying kid throwing tantrums all day...

Indian Folktale which brings interesting life lessons comes out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. All the Akbar Birbal stories are full of wisdom and wit.    When emperor Akbar seeks help from a saint regarding a bad habit of his son, he is taught an even bigger lesson by the saint. Unable to decipher it, Birbal has to explain it to the courtiers.

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale which brings interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. All the Akbar Birbal stories are full of wisdom and wit. Birbal one day upsets Emperor Akbar by hinting that Akbar's son might not be the most beautiful child in the world and is then sent off by Akbar to prove his point.

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!

Indian Folktale Interesting life lessons come out through the conversations between Mughal Emperor Akbar and his famous courtier Birbal. Delightful and full of wisdom and wit!