One day Birbal couldn't come on time for a function in the palace. Seeing him coming late Akbar was not happy. Birbal told Akbar that his child was crying and he had to soothe him.
"Does it take so long to calm down a child?" asked the emperor. "It appears you know nothing about child raising. Lets do one thing. From now on you pretend to be a child and I shall act as your father.
I will show you how you should have dealt with your child. You behave the same way as your child behaved with you."