One night, Emperor Akbar dreamt that
he had lost all his teeth, except one. The next morning he invited all
the astrologers of his kingdom to interpret this dream.
After a long discussion, the astrologers
prophesized that all his relatives would die before him.
Akbar was very upset by this interpretation
and so sent away all the astrologers without any reward.
Later that day, Birbal entered
the court. Akbar related his dream and asked him to interpret it. After
thinking for a while Birbal replied that the Emperor would live a longer
& more fulfilled life than any of his relatives.
Akbar was pleased with Birbal's explanation
and rewarded him handsomely.
