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Akbar and Birbal – De ring van de koning
Once upon a time, Akbar lost a ring which was very valuable. The ring was a gift from his father and Akbar became very sad. Akbar asked Birbal to come and see him.
TranslateLang geleden, verloor Akbar een ring die erg waardevol was. De ring was een geschenk van zijn vader en Akbar werd erg verdrietig. Akbar vroeg Birbal hem te komen opzoeken.
King Akbar said, “Dear Birbal, please find this ring for me. It was a gift from my father and it is of great value to me.”
Birbal said, “Yes, my lord. I shall find the thief for you by tomorrow.”
TranslateKoning Akbar zei: “Beste Birbal, zoek alsjeblieft deze ring voor me. Het was een geschenk van mijn vader en het is van grote waarde voor mij.”
Birbal zei: “Ja, mijn heer. Ik zal de dief morgen voor je vinden.”
The next day, Birbal asked all the courtiers to come close to the throne. Birbal made sure that could see everyone in the crowd.
Birbal said, “The ring belonging to the King is missing. Among one of you is a thief. And I know who the thief is. He is such a fool.”
TranslateDe volgende dag vroeg Birbal alle hovelingen om dicht bij de troon te komen. Birbal zorgde ervoor dat iedereen in de menigte kon zien.
Birbal zei: “De ring van de koning ontbreekt. Onder een van jullie is een dief. En ik weet wie de dief is. Hij is zo stom.”
Akbar was very surprised and asked, “Who is the thief Birbal?”
Birbal said, “The thief is the one who has a straw stuck on his beard. All the others have a clean beard.”
TranslateAkbar was zeer verrast en vroeg: “Wie is de dief Birbal?”
Birbal zei: “De dief is degene die een rietje aan zijn baard heeft hangen. Alle anderen hebben een schone baard.”
Immediately, every courtier started to look around to see which one had a straw stuck on the beard. Only one courtier was not looking around and was stroking his beard trying to find the straw.
Birbal pointed at the man and said, “My king, he is the thief. Please ask the guards to search him.”
TranslateMeteen begon elke hoveling om zich heen te kijken om te zien welke een rietje aan de baard had geplakt. Slechts één hoveling keek niet rond en streelde zijn baard om het stro te vinden.
Birbal wees naar de man en zei: “Mijn koning, hij is de dief. Vraag de bewakers om hem te fouilleren.”
The guards searched the man and the ring was in his pocket. Akbar became so happy on finding the ring.
He asked Birbal, “How did you know that he was the thief?”
TranslateDe bewakers fouilleerden de man en de ring zat in zijn zak. Akbar werd zo blij toen hij de ring vond.
Hij vroeg Birbal: ”Hoe wist je dat hij de dief was?”
Birbal said, “It is very simple. Everyone was looking around trying to find the thief. Only the true thief was trying to remove a straw from his beard. Of course there was no straw in his beard. Only those who are guilty will try to hide.”
TranslateBirbal zei: “Het is heel eenvoudig. Iedereen keek om zich heen om de dief te vinden. Alleen de echte dief probeerde een rietje uit zijn baard te halen. Natuurlijk zat er geen stro in zijn baard. Alleen degenen die schuldig zijn, zullen proberen zich te verbergen.”
Moral: A guilty mind will always be scared.
TranslateMoraal: een schuldige geest zal altijd bang zijn.
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About: Studying through Dual Language immersion is among the best techniques for learning a new language. The objective of this website is to teach yourself how to read and speak Dutch confidently using English as a base 🙂 These Dutch short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Aesop’s Fables are among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis.
