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Competencies
C-1.1, C-1.2, C-1.3, C-1.4, C-2.1,
C-2.2, C-2.3, C-2.4, C-2.5, C-3.3

• Social Skills
• Communication Skills
3 Birbal Returns 21st CENTURY SKILLS • Collaboration
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Problem-solving
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Warm Up • Social Skills

• Communication Skills
• Creativity
Imagine that your close friend/cousin/a relative invited • Collaboration

you to his/her home to spend a few days during the holidays. You
really enjoyed your stay there. When it was time to leave, how did
you thank your host for all the care and warmth they had shown as
well as the gifts you received?

Enact the scene in class with your partner.

Read and Enjoy • Social Skills

• Communication Skills
Akbar was a great emperor who often turned to his intelligent and witty

advisor, Birbal. Whenever a courtier, minister or commoner came to
the emperor’s court seeking justice, Akbar would usually ask Birbal to
solve the problem and help deal with a complicated situation.

Let us read another story which reveals Birbal’s wit and presence of mind.

Birbal was in Persia. Your Majesty, it is a matter of honour for
me to have been invited by none other than
Your Majesty, please accept you – the great King of Persia!
my warm greetings.
Welcome to Persia, Birbal.
I’m very glad that you have
accepted the invitation to
visit our country.
I hope you enjoy the
stay here. We have made
arrangements for you to
visit different places, meet
the people of my kingdom
Oh, yes. Thanks a and attend get-togethers
lot, Your Majesty. arranged in your honour.

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