Akbar - Birbal stories

Question for Question and Birbal Imagination

Question for Question

One day Akbar asked Birbal, "Birbal, can you tell me how many bangles are on your wife's hand?" Birbal said, "No, Huzoor, I cannot." "You cannot? Although everyday you see her hand, still you cannot tell how many bangles are on her hand. How is that?" said Akbar.

Birbal said, "Let's go to the garden, Your Majesty. And I will tell you "How is that" and they both went to the garden. They both went down a small staircase which led to the garden. After reaching in the garden Birbal asked, "You daily climb up and down this small staircase, could you tell how many steps it has?"

Akbar smiled and then changed the subject.

Birbal Imagination

Once Akbar told Birbal 'Birbal, make me a painting. Use imagination in it.

To which the reply was 'But hoozoor, I am a minister, how can I possibly paint?’

The king was angry and said 'If I don’t get a good painting by one week then you shall be hanged!’

The clever Birbal had an idea.

After one week, he went to the court and with him he carried a covered frame.

Akbar was happy to see that Birbal had obeyed him, until he opened the cover. The courtiers rushed to see what was wrong. What they saw made them feel very happy.

At last, they would not see Birbal in court! The painting was nothing but ground and sky. There were a few specs of green on the ground.

The Emperor, angrily, told Birbal 'what is this?' To which the reply was 'A cow eating grass hoozoor!’

Akbar said 'where is the cow and grass?' and Birbal told 'I used my imagination. The cow ate the grass and returned to its shed!'

Akbar started laughing hearing that. As Birbal again pulled a fast on him. He rewarded him for using his intelligence.

Birbal Imagination

Once Akbar told Birbal 'Birbal, make me a painting. Use imagination in it.

To which the reply was 'But hoozoor, I am a minister, how can I possibly paint?’

The king was angry and said 'If I don’t get a good painting by one week then you shall be hanged!’

The clever Birbal had an idea.

After one week, he went to the court and with him he carried a covered frame.

Akbar was happy to see that Birbal had obeyed him, until he opened the cover. The courtiers rushed to see what was wrong. What they saw made them feel very happy.

At last, they would not see Birbal in court! The painting was nothing but ground and sky. There were a few specs of green on the ground.

The Emperor, angrily, told Birbal 'what is this?' To which the reply was 'A cow eating grass hoozoor!’

Akbar said 'where is the cow and grass?' and Birbal told 'I used my imagination. The cow ate the grass and returned to its shed!'

Akbar started laughing hearing that. As Birbal again pulled a fast on him. He rewarded him for using his intelligence.