Indian why tales

She was absolutely heartbroken and reproached herself for her actions. This is another Panchatantra tale, and the story is often told to children to teach them how acting in haste can have dire consequences. These gentlemen were considered to be extraordinary intellectuals and artists. Birbal was known for his wit, and in time, tales about his astuteness spread far and wide. Stories about Birbal getting the better of jealous rival courtiers and his repartee with Akbar are loved by one and all in India.

One day Akbar drew a line on the floor with his hand. He then commanded everyone present make the line shorter without erasing any part of it. One after another the courtiers tried to solve the puzzle, but no one could make sense of it.

Thus, he made the line drawn by Akbar shorter without ever having touched it. Tenali Rama is another historic personality known for his wit and humour. He was a poet at the court of Krishnadevaraya, a 16th century monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India. Like Birbal, folktales about Tenali Rama spread far and wide. In front of the entire court he announced that he had had a very strange dream the previous night. He said that during a walk, he and Tenali Rama came across two pits.

One was filled with honey and the other was a cesspool. While the king plunged into the one filled with honey, Tenali Rama tumbled into the cesspool. The next day, Tenali Rama arrived at court and revealed that he had had a very similar dream the previous night. He said that while the king managed to get out of the honey pit, he himself struggled a lot to get out of the cesspool. But finally he managed to escape and reach the ground. However, neither of them could go back home in that sorry state, so they came up with an idea.

Everybody in the court, including the king, were stumped. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.

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