i “ 175 STORIES OF AKBAR AND BIRBAL (With Birbal’s Historical Biography) RAMESH MUDHOLKAR tw ANMOL PRAKASHAN, PUNE 2. Price : 60/- Rs.Publisher : M. D. Nandurkar Anmol Prakashan 683, Budhwar Peth, Pune 411 002. First Edition : 1995 Reprint : 1996 Reprint : 1997 Reprint : 1998 Printer : Vaibhav Barve ‘Vedvidya Mudranalaya Pvt. Ltd. 41 Budhwar Peth, Pune 411 002 I am very glad to present this book of 175 stories of AKBAR AND BIRBAL. Earlier I had written 10 small books of stories of AKBAR AND BIRBAL; containing around 7 stories each. The response to those books was very encouraging. So I thought of writing a real big book of stories about the two inimitable great personalities. My intention was to make it a real big book; big in size, large in contents and with enough illustrations to adorn the pages. Easier said than done ! It proved quite a job to collect the material. After going through hoards of books in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and English, Tcould collect only about a 100 stories which were not enough for the intended big work. So Thad to make up for the remaining 75 stories; and it took time. But at last the book is in your hands! ‘And Iam sure you will like it. Ramesh Mudholkar 104, Parthama, Ramkrishna Paramhans Nagar, Opp. Vanaz, Paud Road, Pune - 411 038 EBBESEERS Es BRNEREBR eeeseeseR eee aar-adgaddis book of 3AL, | books of containing se to those T thought Ties about ities. My big book; ith enough ollect the : of books sh, [could lich were work. So 5 stories; r hands! adholkar arthama, s Nagar, id Road, 411 038 |. THE DEATH SENTENCE . |. THE THREE QUESTIONS . 5. BIRBAL'SJUSTICE . . SRLSSRSRRE BRE SEENERERRE SEBS - CONTENTS - ). NAME OF THE STORY ‘THE REAL TEST ‘THE GOLD COIN THE KING'S DREAM . ‘THE VERBAL REWARD BEGUM IS OUTWITTED. PACIFYING A CHILD ‘THE ODD QUESTIONS ‘THE BEDS PLEASURE . . ‘THE NUMBER OF CROWS. AND BANGLES COURAGE AND DESTINY . TOBACCOHABIT. . . FOOTONTHE LAND . . ‘THE BRUSH OF HOG HAIR BIRBAL AND TANSEN WATER AND NECTAR. ‘THE REAL AND THE FAKE KINGS. ‘THE MEANING OF WORDS ‘THE HAIR DYE. ‘THE LIST OF FOOLS ‘THE MAGICAL STICKS ‘THE GOD OF THE JUNGLE. ‘THE DONKEYS LOAD. . BIRBAL'S KHICHRI ‘THE REAL TEST ‘THE BLIND AND THE SIGHTHED ‘THE WEDDING OF THE SEA. ‘THE PRICELESS DIAMOND ‘THE RON ROD CALL AT ONCE BIRBAL'SGURU . BIRBAL'S HELP. ‘THE PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT EYES ‘THE SHORT TEMPERED MERCHANT ‘THE HENS EGS ‘THE EMPEROR'S APPEARANCE, ‘THE GIVER'S & THE RECEIVER'S HAND ‘THE HORSE'S THOUGHT ‘A DROP OF PERFUME ‘THE BEST OF ALL. . ‘THE REAL SLAVE. BRBABR SBRRLRE SEES SERSERTERS Be SRRERRESSSARAR AAA SSBABRERRE NAME OF THE STORY WHATEVER YOU LIKE... . ‘THE EMPEROR AND THE HOLY BOOK THESICKBODY ....... THE DOGS CHAPATI....... DAULAT 2... THE CLEVER MERCHANTS . [ATWIG IN THE THIEFS BEARD - ‘THE BAG OF COINS, ‘THE WEEPING RIVER. ‘THE MERCHANTS DUTY ‘THE SEED OF A TREE. ‘THEADEA OF THE KHOJAS . . . . ‘TURNING A DONKEY INTO A HORSE ‘ADOG AND A SON-IN-LAW ‘THE EMPEROR'S VALUE - AN ANGEL AND A WITCH ‘THE BULLOCK CARTS ‘THE SONS-IN. LAW FOR GALLOWS. WHOIS GREATER ‘THE POT OF WISDOM ‘THE PANDIT IS DEFEATED ‘THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHILD ‘THE EXCEPTIONAL RUBY LIFE IS MOST DEAR. ‘THE RESULT OF REVENGE... - ‘THE THREE STATUES ‘THE BAG OF COINS. ‘THE MYSTERIOUS LANGUAGE ‘THE WAY TO HEAVEN ‘THE ART OF TYING A PAGADT ‘THE FAK ‘THE TWISTED NECK WHAT IS IN THE MIND?. DARKNESS BELOW A LAMP. DOUBLE LOSS... ‘THE LIMIT OF POWER ‘THE UNLUCKY FACE TIT FOR TAT ‘THE GREATEST OF ALL. ‘THE DUST OF A BRAHMIN'S FEET. ‘AKBAR-BHARAT ISNT IT TRUE? i ‘THE COW'S OWNER. : ACLEVER MAN AND A FOOL,