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Akbar Challenge And The Poor Man
Once Akbar did a unique announcement in his assembly that whoever will stay whole night in a cold lake near the palace in cold winter, he will give him 100 gold coins as a gift. Hearing this one poor man who needs some urgent money for his daughter marriage accepted the challenge.
On due day, he stayed whole night in cold lake which was cold enough to glaciate bones (famous proverb).Somehow he did this austerity. Next morning he came before Akbar and asked for gold coin as gift.
Akbar said that how can I believe that you stayed in cold lake for whole night. It is the lamp in palace that was giving heat to you and therefore you could able to do it. Actually the lamp in Akbar palace was far away from the lake. Hearing this poor man begin to weep and left the assembly.
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When Birbal came to know about this incidence, he thought to teach a lesson to Emperor Akbar. One day Birbal didn’t go to the assembly. Akbar asked the other members in court about Birbal absence, but nobody did know about him. Akbar sent his messenger in birbal house.
When messenger reached the house of Birbal, Birbal told him that tell the king that I am making khichri(it is food item made up of rice, water and vegetables).He will come when his khichri will be ready.
Messenger gave the same message to Akbar.Long time has passed but Birbal didn’t come in the court. Again he sent his messenger. Messenger came back with same message.
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It repeated 3,4 times. This time, Akbar himself decided to visit birbal’s house.There he saw that in one of the tree near his house, one vessel was hanging with khichri stuff and below it, wooden logs are burning.
Akbar said to Birbal, Birbal are you fool? Vessel is hanging in the top and you are burning logs very far from it. This way khichri will not be ready in the future, as the heat of logs is not reaching to vessel.
As if the Birbal was waiting for same point, he said then how can far away lamp in your palace give heat to that poor man. Your palace lamp is very far away from that lake and it is impossible that lamp can give heat to the poor man. You have done injustice with that man.
Akbar understood the point of Birbal and realised his mistake. Next day, he called the poor man and gave 100 gold coins as his promise.Thus story ends with happy note.
Lastly
Akbar was liberal king and Birbal was his associate who used to correct him.Both are inseparable.Their stories bring a smile in your face and gives a sharp moral message.Hope you enjoyed reading it.Wait here For More Stories.