Birbal In Exile

Emperor Akbar's moods were as changeable as the clouds in the sky. On that day, he was not in a very good mood. Birbal, seeing this, started doing a bit of him to cheer his master's spirits up. Hearing from Birbal that casually passed a harmless personal remark, Akbar got wild. He at once banished Birbal from his sight: Birbal was to leave the palace and the city, Agra.

Soon afterwards, Akbar realised his folly. He missed his confidant, and regretted his decision he took on the spur of the moment. His search for his favourite went in vain.

Emperor Akbar contemplated to have a substitute to Birbal who would entertain him. One day, there came a saint, accompanied by two disciples, to the royal court. The disciples claimed that their teacher was a walking Encyclopaedia.