1. Identify the nouns and state its kind.
a. Birbal stepped forward and bowed low.
b. Rahul got award for his honesty.
c. An army of soldiers marched towards the border.
Answers
Several stories about the famous Mughal emperor, Akbar, and his advisor, Birbal, have done the rounds for many years. It was mostly passed on from generation to generation by word of mouth. Many villagers even created new stories with morals and assigned the characters of Akbar and Birbal if they deemed fit. Kids delight listening to the interesting, and sometimes funny, occurrences in the lives of Akbar and Birbal, and hence make for great bedtime stories for kids.
Here are seven of the most famous Akbar–Birbal stories you can read to your kids at bedtime.
1. The farmer who bought a well
A poor farmer once bought a well from a rich man so that he could irrigate his land using the water from the well. The farmer paid the price quoted by the rich man. The next day, when the farmer when to draw water from the well, the rich man stopped him and disallowed him from drawing water. He said that the farmer had bought only the well and not the water from him. So, he cannot draw any water from the well.
Not knowing what to do, the farmer went to the king’s court and told Akbar about his predisposition. Akbar handed over the case to Birbal.
Akbar directs Birbal to go help the poor farmer.
Akbar asks Birbal to help the poor farmer solve his problem.