by Richard Martin | Sep 22, 2025
Birbals Glück Wie Birbal ins Himmelreich ging – und wie er zurück kam When asked to tell in German, I enjoy making it a bilingual story. Birbal and Emperor Akbar’s Barber is the monolingual version. I found the story (attributed to both Birbal and...
by Richard Martin | Dec 21, 2024
Birbal and Emperor Akbar’s Barber How clever Birbal went to heaven – and returned One of many folk tales of the Mughal emperor Akbar, and his wise and witty advisor Birbal. Birbals Glück is a bilingual telling of the story. I found the story (attributed to...
by Richard Martin | Oct 23, 2024
Birbal Looking for Five Idiots What happened when a mighty emperor wondered what makes an idiot One of many folk tales of the Mughal emperor, Akbar, and his wise and witty advisor. A regular audience member at my halbNeun Theater performances was kind enough to send...
by Richard Martin | Apr 29, 2020
Birbal and Akbar’s Missing Thumb – teaching activity Here are two teaching activities. The first was kindly sent by Maria Schmidt-Lisowski, a teacher using the story with her class during the coronavirus lockdown. Before you watch, find a definition for...
by Richard Martin | Apr 21, 2020
Birbal and Akbar’s Missing Thumb The enforced proximity during the coronavirus lockdown makes this old tale strangely appropriate A teaching activity Want to download the video?Videos are provided free to view. If you want to download one, I can arrange that....
