The Golden Sword
Akbar took the sword from her, took it out of its case and closely inspected it. It was rusted and useless. Akbar returned it back to the old woman and said, “This is of no use to me.” The woman took it out of the case and looked at it with surprised eyes. Akbar was left astonished. He asked “What’s wrong? Why are you so surprised?” Birbal interrupted and said, “Your Majesty, she is astonished because a very common saying is proved wrongly today.”
“Which saying are you talking about?” asked Akbar.
“That iron when comes in contact with Paras Mani gets converted to gold. This iron sword came in your hands, but it is still an iron one,” explained Birbal.
“Yes, Your Majesty, this is the reason why I was so surprised,” said the old woman.
Akbar instantly asked the treasurer to replace the iron sword in the hands of the old woman with a golden sword.
King Akbar was a very kind-hearted man. Every morning, he took Birbal, his favourite courtier, in the villages and cities where he heard the grievances of the people. One day, in the market they found an old woman carrying a sword in her hands. Akbar stopped beside her and asked “What are you doing with this sword?”
“Your Majesty,” said the old woman, “This sword was lying with me for many years. Now I want to sell this sword so that I get some money which will help me in my bad days.”
“Your Majesty,” said the old woman, “This sword was lying with me for many years. Now I want to sell this sword so that I get some money which will help me in my bad days.”
Akbar took the sword from her, took it out of its case and closely inspected it. It was rusted and useless. Akbar returned it back to the old woman and said, “This is of no use to me.” The woman took it out of the case and looked at it with surprised eyes. Akbar was left astonished. He asked “What’s wrong? Why are you so surprised?” Birbal interrupted and said, “Your Majesty, she is astonished because a very common saying is proved wrongly today.”
“That iron when comes in contact with Paras Mani gets converted to gold. This iron sword came in your hands, but it is still an iron one,” explained Birbal.
“Yes, Your Majesty, this is the reason why I was so surprised,” said the old woman.
Akbar instantly asked the treasurer to replace the iron sword in the hands of the old woman with a golden sword.
0 comments:
Post a Comment