Tell me some short Birbal stories.

In one instance, Akbar wanted to test Birbal's wisdom. He asked Birbal to build a palace using only two things - ice and sand. Birbal accepted the challenge. He made a beautiful ice - sand palace by using ice blocks as the main structure and sand to fill the gaps. However, as the sun rose, the ice started to melt. Akbar was about to scold Birbal when Birbal said, 'Your Majesty, this shows that things made with temporary materials are not long - lasting, just like false friendships.' Akbar was impressed with the moral lesson hidden in Birbal's act.

In another story, the emperor wanted to test Birbal's wisdom. He placed a large stone in the middle of a road and asked Birbal to move it without touching it. Birbal thought for a while and then announced that a reward would be given to the person who could move the stone. Soon, people gathered and managed to move the stone to get the reward. Birbal showed his intelligence by using people's greed to solve the problem.

One of the well - known Birbal stories is about the ring in the bowl. A courtier hid the emperor's ring in a bowl filled with water to test Birbal's intelligence. Birbal simply asked all the courtiers to come forward and put their hands in the bowl one by one. When the guilty courtier put his hand in, Birbal noticed a small bubble coming out from his sleeve, thus finding the culprit.

One story is about the test of wisdom. Akbar put a line on the floor and asked Birbal to make it shorter without erasing it. Birbal simply drew a longer line beside it, making the first one seem shorter. This shows Birbal's quick thinking.

One story is about the wise Birbal solving the mystery of the missing royal ring. A servant was wrongly accused. Birbal noticed a crow near the window. He deduced that the crow took the ring to build its nest. He found the ring in the crow's nest and saved the innocent servant.

There is also a story where Akbar lost his ring in the garden. He asked Birbal to find it. Birbal announced that the ring was with someone who had a long nose. Everyone in the court started looking at each other. Then Birbal said that the only person with a long nose in the court was Akbar himself as he was the king and his nose was like the trunk of an elephant in terms of importance. And Akbar found the ring on his own finger.

Another story is that Akbar once told Birbal to find a ring that he had lost. Birbal announced in the court that the person who had found the ring would get a big reward. Then he whispered to Akbar, 'Your Majesty, I found the ring.' Akbar was surprised. Birbal explained that by offering a reward, the real thief would be too scared to come forward as he would fear being caught for stealing. And as no one else could have found it, it means it was not really lost but misplaced by Akbar himself.

There is a story where Akbar wanted to test Birbal's wisdom. He put a long stick in a well and asked Birbal to measure the length of the stick without taking it out. Birbal simply measured the length of the part of the stick outside the well and then calculated the total length using the depth of the well. In another instance, Akbar was feeling sad and asked Birbal to make him laugh. Birbal told a very funny story about a king who tried to ride a donkey backwards and ended up falling into a pond. Akbar couldn't help but laugh.

Another story is that Akbar once drew a line on the floor and asked Birbal to make it shorter without erasing any part of it. Birbal simply drew a longer line beside it. Akbar was confused at first, but then realized that Birbal had made his line seem shorter in comparison.

One day, Akbar asked Birbal, 'How many crows are there in my kingdom?' Birbal quickly replied, 'There are 99,465 crows, Your Majesty.' Akbar was puzzled and asked how he knew. Birbal said, 'If there are more, some must be visiting from other kingdoms. If there are less, some must be on a journey.'