Once upon a time, King Akbar was on his way to another kingdom for a wedding. He was travelling by horse along with guards and his favourite courtier Birbal.
It was a very hot day and the road was very long. There were no trees providing shade. The king complained a lot about the road to Birbal and said, “Birbal. I wish this road will become shorter.”
TranslateEs war einmal, König Akbar war auf dem Weg zu einer Hochzeit in ein anderes Königreich. Er reiste mit Wachen und seinem Lieblingshöfling Birbal zu Pferd.
Es war ein sehr heißer Tag und die Straße war sehr lang. Es gab keine schattenspendenden Bäume. Der König beschwerte sich viel über die Straße nach Birbal und sagte: „Birbal. Ich wünschte, diese Straße würde kürzer.“
Birbal said, “My king, I can shorten this road. However there is one condition to it.”
Akbar said, “What is the condition?”
Birbal said, “You must answer my five riddles.”
TranslateBirbal sagte: „Mein König, ich kann diese Straße verkürzen. Es gibt jedoch eine Bedingung. “
Akbar sagte: „Wie ist die Bedingung?”
Birbal sagte: „Sie müssen meine fünf Rätsel beantworten.”
Birbal asked five riddles, one after another, to Akbar. The riddles were very complex and hard to solve. Akbar took his time and patiently solved all the five riddles.
After solving the fifth riddle, Akbar was very happy. He said, “Ha! There you go. I have solved the 5 very tough riddles which you have asked me. You have however not shortened the road.”
TranslateBirbal bat Akbar nacheinander um fünf Rätsel. Die Rätsel waren sehr komplex und schwer zu lösen. Akbar nahm sich Zeit und löste geduldig alle fünf Rätsel.
Nachdem Akbar das fünfte Rätsel gelöst hatte, war er sehr glücklich. Er sagte: „Ha! Los geht’s. Ich habe die 5 sehr schwierigen Rätsel gelöst, die Sie mir gestellt haben. Sie haben die Straße jedoch nicht verkürzt.“
Birbal said, “But my King. I have shortened the road. You did not notice the heat when you were thinking about the riddles. We are at our destination already.”
Akbar was surprised. He was so distracted that he did not notice the heat or see how far they had travelled. He understood what Birbal was saying and agreed that Birbal did shorten the road.
TranslateBirbal sagte: „Aber mein König. Ich habe die Straße verkürzt. Sie haben die Hitze nicht bemerkt, als Sie über die Rätsel nachdachten. Wir sind schon am Ziel.“
Akbar war überrascht. Er war so abgelenkt, dass er weder die Hitze bemerkte noch sah, wie weit sie gereist waren. Er verstand, was Birbal sagte und stimmte zu, dass Birbal die Straße verkürzte.
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