Dear Kids,

This blog is especially created for you! I'll post small stories, puzzles, jokes, etc. (mainly old ones, occasionally new ones) for you from time to time. This blog is dedicated to three people: (1) My grandpa - Fondly known to all of us as Appappa - who told me so many lovely stories (2) My cousin and friend (Uncle S for you) - who keeps teaching me lots of things that I can do on the computer. (3) My beloved wife (Aunty P for you) - who likes to hear my grandpa's stories from me. Hope you like this blog - Keep visiting! [If you are not a kid (or a kid at heart!!), use this blog to entertain kids known to you!]

Love,
Uncle N

(Pl see the note of caution at the bottom of this page)

January 02, 2008

Akbar's Dream

Akbar's Dream

Dear Kids,

There's an old saying / sloka in Sanskrit which (approximately) means:

  • Always speak the truth; Always speak pleasingly;
  • Never speak displeasingly, even if you were to speak the truth!

(I vaguely remember the couplet as "Satyam Bruyaat, Priam Bruyaat, Na Bruyaat, Satyam Apriyam" - Check with your parents who know Sanskrit to get the exact quote)

How true! Read this short Birbal story to know how valuable the above advice is!

Once Akbar had a dream that his all teeth have fallen down except one. In the morning he invited all the astrologers and asked them to interpret this dream. All the astrologers sat to interpret that dream. At last they all reached on this conclusion that it meant that - all of his relatives will die before him. So they said to Akbar.

Hearing this Akbar felt very bad and got concerned about his relatives. He sent all the astrologers away without giving anything. He got restless. The whole day passed, but he could not find rest in his mind. In the evening Birbal came. Akbar told his dream to Birbal too and asked him to interpret it.

Birbal thought for a minute and said, "This means Huzoor, that you will live very long and much fufiled life than any of your relatives."   Hearing this Akbar got very pleased and he rewarded him heavily. 

Happy reading!

Uncle N


 

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