Here are some famous amusing/ humorous short stories/tales of Akbar and Birbal to convey message of virtues and moral values.
Once Akbar said to his wise minister Birbal, “You often say that God is everywhere…!!” So, Akbar took one of his ring out of his finger and said, “Tell me.. Is your God is in this ring??” Birbal replied, “Yes, Sure.. He certainly is.. God is everywhere.” “Can me make me see him??” questioned Akbar. … Read more
One day Akbar asked Birbal, “Why does God takes Human form when he can do everything just by his will..?” After listening to question Birbal asked Akbar to give him time to give him sometime so that he can think of way to give Akbar a suitable answer to this question. Akbar agreed to wait. … Read more
One day in kingdom court Akbar said Birbal to give him answer for three questions. After listening to question Birbal thought for while and then said said that he will answer those next day in court. When Birbal reached home he was very sad. When his son saw that he asked his father reason for … Read more
One day Akbar thought about professions and wanted to know which profession was most popular in his capital. He asked about this to his courtier. Some said it would be trade, other said soldiering. When it was Birbal turn, he arose from his seat and bowed before Akbar and said, “Your Majesty, in my opinion … Read more
On a cold winter day Akbar and Birbal took a walk along the lake. A thought came to Birbal that a man would do anything for money. He expressed his feelings to Akbar. Akbar then put his finger into the lake and immediately removed it because he shivered with cold. Akbar said “I don’t think … Read more
One day Emperor Akbar and Birbal were taking a walk in the palace gardens. It was a nice summer morning and there were plenty of crows happily playing around the pond. While watching the crows, a question came into Akbar’s head. He wondered how many crows were there in his kingdom. Since Birbal was accompanying … Read more
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 and asked that who stole the merchant’s things. Everybody denied. Birbal thought for a moment, then gave … Read more
One fine day, Akbar lost his ring. When Birbal arrived in the court, Akbar told him “I have lost my ring. My father had given it to me as a gift. Please help me find it.” Birbal said “do not worry your Majesty, I will find your ring right now.” He said, ”Your Majesty the … Read more
One day they approached the king’s barber with a plan. As the barber was extremely close to the king, they asked him to help them get rid of Birbal permanently. And of course, they promised him a huge sum of money in return. The wicked barber readily agreed. The next time the king required his … Read more
King Akbar was very fond of Birbal. This made a certain courtier very jealous. Now this courtier always wanted to be chief minister, but this was not possible as Birbal filled that position. One day Akbar praised Birbal in front of the courtier. This made the courtier very angry and he said that the king … Read more