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11 Best Akbar and Birbal Short Stories with Morals for Kids
Children love to listen to stories; especially the ones that tickle their funny bone! Most of us grew up listening to the famous stories of the great King Akbar and one of his courtesans, Birbal, who was known for his intelligence and wittiness. These stories not only amused us, but they also taught us about the important virtues of life because they imparted us with a valuable moral at the end. If you wish to teach some good values to your child through story-telling, you can narrate some of the following Akbar-Birbal stories to your little angel.
Witty and Funny Akbar-Birbal Stories
Birbal was not only known for his outstanding wit, but also for his impeccable presence of mind and intelligence. Here are some famous witty and short funny stories of Akbar and Birbal stories that will amuse your kiddo to the core:
1. The Crows in The Kingdom
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.
Moral
There is always a solution if one thinks with ease.
2. Birbal’s Khichadi
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 because he was getting warmth from the lamp”. The poor man felt doomed and heart-broken. He reached out to Birbal for help. Birbal didn’t go to the court the next day. Akbar visited Birbal to find the reason. To his amusement, the King found Birbal sitting beside the fire with a pot hanging almost 6 feet above it. On being enquired, Birbal said, “I am cooking khichadi, my lord”. Akbar started laughing and said that was impossible. Birbal said, “It is possible my King. If a poor man can stay warm by simply looking at the lamp burning at a distance, I can cook this khichadi the same way." Akbar understood Birbal's point and rewarded the poor man for completing the challenge.
Moral
Hope can inspire people to work hard.
3. The Foolish Thief
Once upon a time, a rich merchant was robbed in King Akbar’s kingdom. The grief-stricken merchant went to the court and asked for help. Akbar asked Birbal to help the merchant find the robber. The merchant told Birbal that he was suspicious of one of his servants. On getting the hint from the merchant, Birbal summoned all the servants and told them to stand in a straight line. When asked about the robbery, everyone denied doing it, as expected. Birbal then handed over one stick of the same length, to each one of them. While dispersing, Birbal said, “By tomorrow, the robber’s stick will increase by two inches”. The next day when Birbal summoned everyone and inspected their sticks, one servant’s stick was shorter by two inches. On being asked by the merchant about the mystery of finding the real thief, Birbal said, “It was simple: the thief had cut his stick by two inches, fearing that it would increase in size”.
Moral
Truth always prevails.
4. Wise Birbal
Once upon a time, King Akbar lost a ring that was very precious to him. This ring was a gift from his father and losing it made the king very sad. Akbar summoned Birbal and requested him to find the ring. The court was full of courtiers. Birbal announced, “My great king, the ring is right here in the courtroom, and the one who has the ring has a straw stuck in his beard.” Everyone started looking at each other, and one of the courtiers started touching his beard to find the straw. Birbal called the guards and asked them to search the suspect. On searching the suspect, the ring was retrieved. Akbar was amazed at how Birbal managed to find the ring. Birbal said, “My King, the one who is guilty will always feel scared”.
Moral
The guilty conscience needs no accusation.
5. The Farmer’s Well
Once upon a time, a clever man sold his well to a farmer. The next day, when the farmer went to the well to fetch some water, the man said that he only sold the well and not its water. The farmer did not know what to do, and with a sad heart, he went to Akbar's court. Birbal was told to take care of the case. The following day, the man who sold the well along with the farmer was called to the court. The clever man made the same statement - he had sold his well, not the water in it. On learning this, Birbal said, “My friend, in that case, you either remove your water from the well or pay tax for your water because it is the farmer’s well.” The man realised his mistake and asked for forgiveness as he felt helpless and outwitted.
Moral
If you cheat, you will pay for your deeds.
6. The Pot of Wit
Once upon a time, king Akbar got so mad at Birbal that he told Birbal to leave the kingdom and go away. Heartbroken, Birbal left the kingdom and took refuge at a farmer’s house in a nearby village. Birbal spent his days working at the farm. As time passed, King Akbar started missing his favourite courtier. One day, Akbar decided to send across his royal guards to find Birbal. The guards looked for Birbal in all directions, but all their efforts went to waste. Akbar thought of a trick to find Birbal - he made an announcement that whoever got him a pot full of wit would be given a pot filled with diamonds. The news reached all the nearby villages, and to Birbal as well. The villagers held a meeting to decide how to solve the king’s mystery. Birbal offered to help, stating that he needs a month’s time. Birbal took a pot and put a small watermelon in it without cutting it from its vines. After a month, the watermelon grew up to the size of the pot. This pot was sent to the King, and he was told that the wit should only be removed without breaking the pot. Akbar knew that this could be no one else but Birbal, and he went to bring Birbal back to his court.
Moral
Haste makes waste, think hard because there is a solution to every problem.
7. Just One Question
The tales of Birbal’s unparalleled wit and wisdom had reached faraway lands. Once a scholar visited Akbar’s court with the thought of challenging Birbal’s intelligence. The scholar told the king that he is the smartest and even Birbal would not be able to answer his questions. Akbar called Birbal to the court and told him what the scholar claimed. Birbal accepted the challenge that the scholar had posed for him. The scholar asked Birbal, “Do you want to answer a hundred easy questions or one difficult question?” Birbal said that he wanted to answer the difficult one. The scholar said, “Tell me Birbal, what came first, the chicken or the egg?” Birbal thought for a while and said, “Chicken came first”. The scholar mocked Birbal and said, “How can you be sure?” Birbal immediately replied, “I had only promised to answer one question, and therefore, I will not reply”. The scholar felt ashamed of his claim and left with a heavy heart.
Moral
Presence of mind helps solve even the trickiest of problems.
8. The Hens and The Rooster
Once King Akbar thought of playing a trick on his favourite minister, Birbal. He confided in all other ministers and shared his plan with them. As per the plan, all the ministers had to carry an egg each the following day, hidden inside their robes. The next day, Akbar told his courtiers that he had a dream - according to it, if the ministers fetch an egg each from the royal pond, it will prove their loyalty towards him. After narrating his dream, Akbar asked all his ministers to do the same and show him their loyalty. As planned, all the ministers pretended to look for the eggs, and within no time all of them returned an egg each that was already hidden inside their robes. Birbal kept looking for the egg, but couldn’t find any. When Birbal reached empty-handed, everyone sneered at him, and they were smiling at each other. Birbal could gauge the entire scenario and went up to the king and made the loud rooster-sounds. The King was perplexed and asked Birbal why he did so, upon which Birbal replied, “My King, I am not a hen, and therefore, I could not fetch you any eggs; but I am a rooster, and this is what I can do best”. Listening to this, everyone burst into a hearty laugh.
Moral
Self-confidence helps in dealing with difficult situations.
9. Who Is the King
Once Birbal was sent as an ambassador to another kingdom. The King of that kingdom had also heard stories about Birbal’s sharp intellect and wanted to test the same. The King made all his ministers dress up like him, and they all sat in a line to test Birbal. When Birbal entered the courtroom, he was amazed to see everyone dressed in the same clothes and sitting on a similar kind of throne. Perplexed, Birbal took a moment to observe everyone and then went up to one of them and bowed in front of him. It was the King himself, who then was surprised beyond words. He stood up and hugged Birbal and also asked him how he could guess so. Birbal smiled and answered, “My lord, the kind of confidence you exuded, no one else did, and they also kept looking at you for approval”. The King felt amused and praised Birbal for his unmatched intellect and presence of mind.
Moral
Intelligent people can comprehend a great deal through observation.
10. Gold Coin and Justice
Just like any other day in King Akbar’s court, once Akbar asked Birbal, “My dear Birbal if I tell you to choose between justice and a gold coin, what will you choose?” Without taking long to answer, Birbal replied, “My lord, I will choose a gold coin, without a doubt”. Everyone including king Akbar was aghast at Birbal’s instant reply and thought that this time Birbal had fumbled for once. King Akbar said, “I am very disappointed in you. Why would you choose something of lesser value like a gold coin over something as valuable as justice?” Birbal replied with a grin on his face, “My kind King, there is no dearth of justice because there is justice everywhere in your kingdom. I felt no need to ask something that I have in abundance but my lord, I surely fall short of money, and a gold coin would be nice”. Listening to this reply, Akbar was speechless, but he had a big smile on his face. He felt overjoyed with the reply and rewarded Birbal with 100 gold coins.
Moral
One should choose one’s words wisely.
11. Who's Mango Tree is It?
Once, two brothers, Ram and Sham, were fighting over the ownership of a Mango Tree. Ram said the Mango tree was his; while Sham said he owned it. Unable to find a way out, they decided to ask Birbal for help. Birbal analysed the situation and told the brothers to remove all the mangoes, share them between the two brothers, then cut the tree in two equal halves. Upon hearing Birbal, Ram noded, while Sham pled not to cut the tree for he had nurtured it for three whole years. Birbal found who the real owner of the tree was. He said, "The tree belongs to Sham because the very thought of cutting it down troubled him. Someone who has cared for it for three years won't cut it down immediately."
Moral: True ownership comes with responsibilities.
We are sure that you liked all the above stories as they are not only filled with humour, but also have a lesson to teach. Make a bedtime story-telling routine with your children and narrate these wonderful stories to them every night. They don't just help family bonding but also help the children gain a different perspective.
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Facial grimacing, frequent blinking of an eye, uncontrolled vocalization, sudden headbanging are some tic symptoms that might disturb a parent noticing it. The parent might get shocked to witness such unexpected sounds or movements by their child. Also, the child facing such uncontrollable things might be going through a lot.
In such a scenario, you as a parent start taking unnecessary tension. Tics aren’t that serious most of the time. They have become quite common and, in many children, it comes and vanishes forever within a year.
Do not start panicking very soon. If it is bothering you a lot, talk to some expert. Do not spoil your mental health as well. Remember, a calm parent will solve these things in a much better way! To help you out, we have curated this write-up so that you know the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and how to turn your lifestyle around for a child with tics.
What Are Tics?
Tics are defined as brief, involuntary, stereotyped vocalizations or muscle movements. It produces sudden and difficult to control abrupt body movements. These are repetitive and last for a specific duration. These are common in childhood and usually appear at about 5 years of age. Rarely, it might trigger in adulthood.
The severity of this disease varies from child to child. Tics are generally not very serious, and the severity normalizes over time. It is found that the severity of tics is at a peak at 11-12 years of age and decrease during adolescence. Generally, it disappears after that, but in a few cases, it might re-appear in adulthood. Children who suffer from tics do suffer from some comorbidities as well.
Maybe tics are not that serious, but when it hinders your day-to-day activities, it might frustrate you. Let us now learn about this disease in depth!
Types of Tics
Tics are generally classified as either motor or phonic and simple or complex. These types can be explained as:
Motor Tics: The tics that affect your body movement are called motor tics.
Phonic Or Vocal Tics: Involuntary sound produced by mouth, nose, or throat. They are also called vocal or verbal tics.
Simple Motor Tics: They are brief, meaningless, involuntary movements that involve only a single group of muscles like head jerking, eye blinking, or shoulder shrugging.
Simple Phonic Tics: These can be any noise or sound, with usual vocal tics like sniffing, throat clearing, or grunting.
Complex Motor Tics: These remain for a longer duration and have a purposeful appearance. They have movement clusters and appear coordinated.
Complex Phonic Tics: Some examples of this are ‘repetition of words just spoken by someone else’ and ‘repeating things already told by self.’ In more severe cases, the breathing pattern alters, leading to a breathing tics child.
Some Examples of Tics Are:
Banging or jerking of the head
Wrinkling, blinking the nose or grimacing
Touching people or their things
Clicking the fingers
Sniffing, grunting, or coughing
Repetition of a phrase or sound
What Causes Tics in Children
There is no particular cause of tics in children. Multiple factors contribute to tics. According to researchers, a combination of biological and environmental factors can create tic in a child. Following are some known factors that might contribute to tic:
Environmental factors like coming in contact with chemicals, especially those found in cleaning products, allergens, etc., might cause a tic. A violent scene in a video game or movie can also trigger a tic.
Some researchers also believe that tics can be genetic.
Some researchers also say it can trigger brain or neurotransmitters abnormalities and cause nervous tics in children.
Certain comorbidities can also cause tics. These are body toxins, stroke, surgery, head trauma, or infection.
Certain neurodegenerative conditions like neuroacanthocytosis, Huntington’s disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob can also lead to the development of tics in children.
Some Other Factors That Cause Tic Syndrome Are:
Complications during birth
Low birth weight
Smoking or consumption of alcohol during pregnancy by the mother
The child had suffered from group A ß-hemolytic strep (streptococcal) infection
Signs and Symptoms of Tics in Children
Tics are sounds or movements that cannot be controlled by the child.
The Symptoms of Motor Tics Are:
Frowning
Blinking
Biting lip
Shrugging of shoulders
Some Vocal Tics Are:
Humming
Sniffing
Throat clearing
Snorting
Squealing
Few children experience discomfort before a tic. This is termed as ‘premonitory urge’ and gets relieved just after the tic gets over.
Diagnosis of Tics in Children
Diagnosing tics can be difficult. It is because a few of its symptoms, like throat clearing or nose twitching, look normal. Or else such symptoms can also occur due to an allergic reaction. So, for tics, there should be a comprehensive physical and neurological diagnosis. After that, the doctor should study the child’s complete medical history to determine the cause behind tics.
The Diagnosis Involves the Following Steps:
Determination of tics symptoms manifestation. Ideally, the child’s age for tics onset should be less than 18.
Severity of tics
Duration for tics take place
Type of tics
Here is how the type is diagnosed and explained. If the child has short-lived motor or vocal tics for a month but less than a year, it is termed transient tic syndrome. If your motor or vocal tics last long and you have been experiencing them for more than a year, the tic is called chronic tic disorder.
Tourette Syndrome is a nervous system disorder that involves tics. It is the persistence of both vocal and motor tics for more than a year.
Treatment for Tics
Generally, tics do not require treatment until it starts to affect the child’s daily activities. Also, if tics become severe, they require treatment. The treatment options include:
1. Treating Underlying Medical Condition
If in the diagnosis, it appears that an underlying medical condition is responsible for tics. Then treatment of that condition will lead to the elimination of tics. Few homeopathic remedies work on tics. But it will be great if the trigger is identified and is removed or at least minimized.
2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This is the aptest way to treat a confirmed tic case. First, the doctor finds out the emotion that triggers a tic. Once the triggering emotion is identified, the doctor trains the child’s brain to learn a lesser evident motor reaction. It is called habit reversal training.
For example, if the child experiences facial tics like grimacing or eye blinking, the doctor will make him unlearn it. And replace it with asking the child to take deep breathing or close the eyes for a few seconds. These techniques will, in turn, calm down the child. Possibly it might reduce tics in children.
3. Medication
Sometimes the ultimate resort to treat tics is medication. Depending on the cause of tics, the doctor might prescribe you medicines like:
Antipsychotics or neuroleptics like risperidone, pimozide, and aripiprazole are the prime medication used for treating tics in children. These medicines alter the chemicals that control muscular movement. However, these medicines have serious side effects like weight gain, blurred vision, dry mouth, and constipation.
Botulinum toxin relaxes particular muscles and leads to tics prevention. But its effect remains for three months.
Another medicine that alters chemical production in the brain and reduces the frequency and severity of tics is Clonazepam.
Clonidine also reduces the symptoms of tics.
Note: All these medications have side effects. Always consult a doctor before use.
Home Remedies to Treat Tics in a Child
Often, sudden onset of tics in children can be managed without treatment or medication. Always remember the child will not pretend a tic. Tics are involuntary muscular movements or vocalizations. If, as a parent, you start taking it normally, the problem minimizes in itself. The child also gets some confidence to fight it out. In case if you start over-reacting or getting angry over it, the situation might get worse.
Here Are Some Tips That Help In Dealing With Tics At Home:
The most common triggers to tics are anxiety and stress. You can try and keep the child in a stress-free environment.
Ten hours of sleep is recommended for children with tics. Make them rest well at night.
Sometimes tics trigger due to a food allergy. In such a case, get your child tested for food allergies. Talk to the doctor about it. Avoid food with artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. Avoid dairy products, corn syrups, and processed foods. Switch to a gluten-free diet and look for the difference.
If the tics aren’t very serious, please ignore them. Do not unnecessarily take the stress and give it to the child as well.
Tics are embarrassing for the child. Keep counseling your child for mental well-being.
There is a certain link between tic syndrome and ADHD. A study suggests that most ADHD patients suffer from magnesium deficiency. Hence, give your child magnesium-rich food. You can also try giving some magnesium supplements to the child.
How Are Tics Related to Tourette Syndrome?
In a few cases, Tourette Syndrome is mistaken to be a chronic tic. But it is more severe than the chronic tic. It is because children with Tourette Syndrome experience both vocal and motor tics.
A child suffering from this syndrome sometimes has multiple tics happening at a time. These tics might run throughout the day. The only good thing here is, if the person is completely focused on work or is relaxing, the tic might not happen at all. Also, the severity of this syndrome generally changes over time. Tic frequency might reduce, but the severity might increase. It is observed in many people that the patient’s condition improves as they grow older.
Tourette Syndrome is often related to other conditions like OCD, ADHD, or trouble learning. It usually starts in children between the age group of 5 to 18 years.
When to See a Doctor?
The most frequently asked question by parents whose children suffer from tics is:
when to worry about childhood tics? With a child being at home, pediatrician visits are quite frequent. It might be a normal flu or a routine vaccination, but you do visit a pediatrician very often. SO, if you predict some tics in your child, there is no harm in discussing with your doc!
Remember, tics aren’t very serious, though. If tics are mild and do not cause any harm, you need not bother about those. Sometimes, the tics might disappear completely.
A Doctor’s Consultation Is Required When the Tics:
Cause social or emotional issues, like bullying, embarrassment, or social isolation
Become a regular affair and very severe
Cause some physical changes. It is because a bad mental state starts giving physical signs like stomach aches, headaches, and sleepiness.
Start to cause behavioral and personality changes in your child. Supposedly your child was a social animal before and now has become reserved suddenly.
Interfere with day-to-day activities
Cause discomfort or pain like accidentally hurting themselves
Come with excessive depression, anger, or self-harm
Tics are usually mild and can be easily treated at home. Remember, if it is not bothering your child, it should not bother you as well. Kids with tics desire to be treated like normal kids. Try doing that. Be normal in front of them. Do not over-react. These kids are completely normal and can-do normal things just like any other child of their age. Tics don’t make them less intelligent. A positive environment, good lifestyle, and healthy diet can keep the child relaxed and healthy and minimize treatment requirements. Keep noting the patterns when tics occur. This might help the doctor diagnose things only if the need arises!
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