One day the royal sage was having a long discussion with the King in front of the court. The sage was very famous and the king respected him a lot. He bowed down to the King at the end of the conversation and a small copper coin fell down from his pocket and rolled away.
TranslateEines Tages hatte der königliche Weise eine lange Diskussion mit dem König vor dem Gericht. Der Weise war sehr berühmt und der König respektierte ihn sehr. Am Ende des Gesprächs verneigte er sich vor dem König, und eine kleine Kupfermünze fiel aus seiner Tasche und rollte davon.
The sage was very poor and this was all the money that he had. Every coin that he the king had given to him, he had given away to the poor people in the Kingdom. He immediately bent down and started to search for the coin. All the courtiers except Birbal began to laugh.
TranslateDer Weise war sehr arm und das war das ganze Geld, das er hatte. Jede Münze, die er, der König, ihm gegeben hatte, hatte er an die Armen im Königreich verschenkt. Er bückte sich sofort und begann nach der Münze zu suchen. Alle Höflinge außer Birbal fingen an zu lachen.
A courtier said, “Your Majesty, look at the sage. Did you see what a miser he is? You have given him so many expensive gifts and thousands of coins to him. Still he is after a copper coin.”
The Sage became very sad and bowed down. He was about to apologise when Birbal started to speak. Birbal knew the sage well and he knew that the sage would not reply back.
TranslateEin Höfling sagte: „Majestät, sehen Sie sich den Weisen an. Haben Sie gesehen, was für ein Geizhals er ist? Sie haben ihm so viele teure Geschenke und Tausende Münzen gegeben. Trotzdem ist er hinter einer Kupfermünze her. “
Der Weise wurde sehr traurig und verbeugte sich. Er wollte sich gerade entschuldigen, als Birbal anfing zu sprechen. Birbal kannte den Weisen gut und er wusste, dass der Weise nicht antworten würde.
Birbal said, “The courtier is mistaken, My King! The sage is not looking for the tiny coin because he is a miser. The sage is looking for the coin only because one side of that coin bears your face. He does not want anyone to accidentally step on it.”
Akbar was very pleased to hear Birbal’s reply that he gave a hundred gold coins to the Sage.
TranslateBirbal sagte: „Der Höfling irrt sich, mein König! Der Weise sucht nicht nach der winzigen Münze, weil er ein Geizhals ist. Der Weise sucht nur nach der Münze, weil eine Seite dieser Münze Ihr Gesicht trägt. Er möchte nicht, dass jemand versehentlich darauf tritt. “
Akbar war sehr erfreut, Birbals Antwort zu hören, dass er dem Weisen hundert Goldmünzen gab.
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