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Articles: Short Stories | Birbal stories
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Birbal's neighbour was a rich man but a miser. Birbal advised him to engage a teacher for home tuition for his little son. The miser fixed up a teacher and agreed to pay him ten mohurs a month. He would also be given lunch every day. The teacher began his work in right earnest.
One day, the miser observed him taking a heavy lunch. He was much perturbed and hence decided not to pay any salary at all. The teacher patiently waited for three months; but he did not receive his salary. So he went and complained to Birbal.
'I'll make him pay you for all the three months. You need not go for tuition any longer,' said Birbal.
Birbal later met the miser and asked him why he did not pay the salary. He replied that the teacher was a glutton and he did not deserve any salary over and above the food he gave.
Birbal said, 'Pay him off and send him away. I'll get you one of the greatest teachers, who will neither eat a morsel nor demand any salary.'
The miser, who was delighted, promptly paid up the salary and terminated the services of the teacher.
Next day, Birbal took a small clay image of the Buddha to the miser. 'None can deny the fact that the Buddha is one of the greatest teachers of mankind. And this teacher would claim no lunch, nor any salary,' he added.
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One day, Emperor Akbar was taking a stroll in the royal garden in the company of Birbal. Suddenly, he turned to Birbal. 'Birbal, I want you to terminate the services of all male gardeners and appoint women gardeners in their place. I don't want to see the face of any man hereafter in my garden.'
Birbal forthwith sent out the male gardeners and appointed women in their place.
Next day, when Akbar was taking a stroll, he asked Birbal, ' Well! Have you driven out all the males from here?'
'All except one, my lord!' said Birbal. 'I'm unable to drive out that one person!'
'Who has the audacity to defy my order? Show him to me!' thundered the emperor.
'He is vey much lurking here, my lord!' said Birbal and led him to the well in the garden.
The emperor saw his own reflection. He smiled at Birbal. 'Yes! This man can't be driven out. But let him stay here!'
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