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Chanakya Stories

Chanakya compared and advised to learn 1) Lion  teaches us to perform actions wholeheartedly and not to relax until the completion of the task. 2) Crane  teaches a man to focus and concentrate on the task and act instantaneously upon requirement. 3) Cock  to rise early in the morning, being ready to defend and attack, grabbing one’s share and sharing with other. 4) Crow  makes love privately, does not get scared easily, collects things for use in future. is always alert and never trusts anyone. 5) Dog  It can go without food for a while but when finds can overeat in moments. Is alert even in sleep and wakes with the slightest sound. It is loyal and fights ferociously when defending his master. 6) Donkey  It works tirelessly and even in tough weather conditions

Kichidi——Akbar Birbal Stories

  Once on a cold winter day, Akbar and Birbal were walking by a lake. Akbar stopped and put his finger into the freezing water and immediately took it out saying, “I don’t think anyone can sustain a night in this cold water”.  Birbal took that as a challenge and said that he would find someone who can do it. Akbar promised a sum of 1000 gold coins to whoever could spend a night standing in the cold water of the lake. Soon, Birbal found a poor man who agreed to undertake the challenge for the 1000 gold coins.  Guarded by two royal guards, the poor man spent the entire night standing in the freezing water. In the morning, the poor man was taken to court for the reward. On being asked by the king how he could stand in freezing water, the man replied, “My lord, I kept looking at a lamp that was burning at a distance, and spent my entire night looking at it”.  On learning this, the emperor said, “This man is not worthy of the reward as he could manage to stand in the lake...

Crow Count——Akbar Birbal Stories

On one fine sunny day, Akbar and Birbal were taking a leisurely walk in the palace gardens. Suddenly, Akbar thought of testing Birbal’s wits by asking him a tricky question.  Emperor asked Birbal, “How many crows are there in our kingdom?”  Birbal could sense the amusement in the king’s voice, and within a few minutes  Birbal replied, “My king, there are eighty thousand nine hundred and seventy-one crows in our kingdom”.  Surprised and amazed, Akbar further tested Birbal, “What if we have more crows?”  Birbal replied, “Oh, then the crows from the other kingdoms must be visiting us’’.  “ What if there are lesser crows?” asked Akbar.  “Well, then some of our crows must be visiting other kingdoms”, replied Birbal with a grin on his face.  Akbar smiled at Birbal’s great sense of humour and wit.

Foolish King——Tenali RamaKrishna Stories

  King   Krishnadevaraya loved horses and had the best collection of horse breeds in the Kingdom. Well, one day, a trader came to the King and told him that he had brought with him a horse of the best breed in Arabia. He invited the King to inspect the horse. King Krishnadevaraya loved the horse; so the trader said that the King could buy this one and that he had two more like this one, back in Arabia that he would go back to get. The King loved the horse so much that he had to have the other two as well. He paid the trader 5000 gold coins in advance. The trader promised that he would return within two days with the other horses. Two days turned into two weeks, and still, there was no sign of the trader and the two horses. One evening, to ease his mind, the King went on a stroll in his garden. There he spotted Tenali Raman writing down something on a piece of paper. Curious, the King asked Tenali what he was jotting down. Tenali Raman was hesitant, but after further quest...

The Cursed Man—-Tenali Rama Krishna Stories

  In the kingdom of Vijayanagara lived a man named Krishna. He was regarded inauspicious by the people of the town. They believed that if they saw him the first thing in the morning, their entire day would be cursed and they would not be able to eat anything throughout the day. This story reached the king’s ears too. He invited Krishna to his palace to know the truth. He ordered his attendants to make everything available for Krishna’s stay in the room just next to his room. The next morning, the king without meeting anyone, went to Krishna’s room first to see his face. In the afternoon, the king sat down for lunch, but could not eat anything since there was a fly sitting in his plate. He ordered the cook to prepare lunch for him again. By the time, lunch was prepared, Krishnadevaraya did not feel like eating anymore. Since he had not eaten anything, he could not concentrate on his work. He realised that whatever the people said was indeed true. Thus he decided that a jinxed man li...

The Two Thieves

Once when King Krishnadevaraya had gone to survey the jail, two burglars who were prisoners there, asked for his mercy. They told him that they were experts at burglary and could help the king in catching other thieves. The king being a kind ruler asked his guards to release them but with a condition. He told the burglars that he would release them and appoint them as his spies only if they could break into his advisor Tenali Raman’s house and steal valuables from there. The thieves agreed for the challenge. That same night the two thieves went to Tenali Raman’s house and hid behind some bushes. After dinner, when Tenali Raman came out for a stroll, he heard some rustling in the bushes. He at once perceived the existence of thieves in his garden. After some time he went in and told his wife loudly that they have to be careful about their valuables as two thieves were on the run. He asked her to put all the gold and silver coins and jewellery in a trunk. The thieves overheard the conver...

The Lion and the Mouse

                                                  A lion was once sleeping in the jungle when a mouse started running up and down his body just for fun. This disturbed the lion’s sleep, and he woke up quite angry. He was about to eat the mouse when the mouse desperately requested the lion to set him free. “I promise you, I will be of great help to you someday if you save me.” The lion laughed at the mouse’s confidence and let him go. One day, a few hunters came into the forest and took the lion with them. They tied him up against a tree. The lion was struggling to get out and started to whimper. Soon, the mouse walked past and noticed the lion in trouble. Quickly, he ran and gnawed on the ropes to set the lion free. Both of them sped off into the jungle. Moral: A small act of kindness can go a long way.

Moral Story : A Wise Counting

  Title of the Moral Story : A Wise Counting Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his courtiers. He often asked questions which were strange and witty. It took much wisdom to answer these questions.  Once he asked a very strange question. The courtiers were dumb folded by his question.   Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Birbal entered the courtyard. Birbal who knew the nature of the emperor quickly grasped the situation and asked, "May I know the question so that I can try for an answer".   Akbar said, "How many crows are there in this city?"   Without even a moment's thought, Birbal replied "There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, my lord".   "How can you be so sure?" asked Akbar.   Birbal said, "Make you men count, My lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their r...

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