Akbar-Birbal Story: Short Simple Stories for Children

By Tanvir Khan

Akbar and Birbal stories have been popular for entertaining readers/people for long. Who doesn't know Birbal? His awesome yet light-hearted funny tales are famous throughout the Indian subcontinent. This compilation presents funny and frolic happenings between the two legendary. Each story depicts quick wittedness of Birbal in outwitting Akbar's intelligence in the humorous way. The author has presented short stories in a precise and age-specific manner using plain and clear language for children to understand even without parents' involvement. The book with all its features and necessary colour pictures is worth reading.
This book is strongly recommended for all school going children.

• Language: English
• Publisher: V&S Publishers
• Release date: Apr 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9789381384770

Book preview

Akbar Gives up Alcohol

The great Emperor Akbar was a man of good habits. In his old age however, he started to consume alcohol to keep himself warm and avoid fatigue. He kept this bad habit a secret, but Birbal noticed a change in his behaviour and manner of speaking and guessed that alcohol must be the cause.

Deciding that he must do something to help his Emperor, Birbal went to Akbar’s chambers. There he changed around the placement of some things,

leaving the room in a mess. He also found a bottle of wine and hid it inside his shawl. On his way out, he purposely ran off in front of the Emperor, so that he would be noticed.

Noticing that Birbal ran away with something hidden in his shawl, Akbar called him. When Birbal arrived he asked him, What have you hidden in your shawl?

Birbal denied he had anything and said, Nothing.

Akbar asked him again, and this time Birbal replied, It’s a parrot.

Akbar implored him once more and asked what he was hiding. The reply he got was, a horse.

Now Akbar was angry and he shouted at Birbal, demanding that he speak the truth.

Birbal replied, It is an elephant.

Then Akbar ran out of patience and asked Birbal in anger one last time. A donkey, said Birbal.

After some time when Akbar asked Birbal quietly, Birbal revealed the bottle of wine he was hiding. Akbar was very shocked when he saw the bottle and assumed that Birbal must be