Values & Stories, Volume 6
Birbal and the Pot of Wisdom
A Funny Akbar-Birbal Story
A Funny Akbar-Birbal Tale on Thinking Before You Act
Author: Shashwat Sanatan
At a glance
- Ages
- 5–8
- Pages
- 28
- Series
- Values & Stories, Volume 6
- Language
- English
- Formats
- Paperback · Kindle eBook · Google Play eBook
This book is coming soon to Amazon and Google Play.
About this book
How do you put wisdom into a pot?
When a jealous neighbouring king sends Emperor Akbar an impossible demand, "send me a pot full of wisdom, or admit my kingdom is wiser", the whole court panics. But the clever minister Birbal doesn't rush. He smiles, asks for a few weeks... and goes home to his garden. What he grows there turns the foolish demand neatly back on the king who made it.
A bright, funny, Mughal-miniature-inflected retelling of a beloved Akbar-Birbal folk tale, teaching the most practical wisdom of all: stop and think before you act. With a Parent Notes page on the real Birbal, talking points, and a glossary.
From the Sanatan Bhumi · Gurukul imprint, Bharat-rooted, celebrating the whole of our storytelling heritage, never preachy.
Illustrations were made with digital tools, including AI, then selected and retouched by hand.
