Portuguese short stories – Learning Portuguese through English
Akbar and Birbal – Quem é o rei?
Once upon a time, Birbal was sent to the neighbouring kingdom as an ambassador. The king in the neighbouring kingdom had heard of the famous wit of Birbal. He wanted to test it himself.
TranslateEra uma vez, Birbal foi enviado ao reino vizinho como embaixador. O rei do reino vizinho ouvi falar do famoso humor de Birbal. Ele queria testar ele mesmo.
In the evening, the King asked all of his ministers to come and see him. He gave every minister a set of his clothes and asked them to wear it the next day.
TranslateÀ noite, o rei pediu a todos os seus ministros que fossem vê-lo. Ele deu a cada ministro um conjunto das suas roupas e pediu que usassem no dia seguinte.
The ministers wore the King’s clothes and came to court. The next day, Birbal came to the court and was surprised. There were twenty people all dressed exactly like the king in royal clothes.
TranslateOs ministros vestiram as roupas do rei e foram ao tribunal. No dia seguinte, Birbal foi ao tribunal e ficou surpreso. Havia vinte pessoas, todas vestidas exatamente como o rei, com roupas reais.
Birbal walked across the first person and paused only for a second. Then he moved on to the second person and then the third person. Like this, Birbal walked across all the twenty people.
TranslateBirbal cruzou a primeira pessoa e parou apenas por um segundo. Em seguida, ele passou para a segunda pessoa e depois para a terceira pessoa. Assim, Birbal atravessou todas as vinte pessoas.
He bowed down to the fifteenth person and said, “My King, Akbar sends me to your kingdom to discuss about trade.”
TranslateEle curvou-se para a décima quinta pessoa e disse: “O meu rei, Akbar envia-me ao seu reino para discutir sobre comércio.”
The fifteenth person was the King. The King was very surprised and amazed.
He asked Birbal, “How did you know that I was the King? Have you seen me before?”
TranslateA décima quinta pessoa era o rei. O rei ficou muito surpreso e maravilhado.
Ele perguntou a Birbal: “Como sabia que eu era o Rei? Você já me viu antes? ”
Birbal said, “No my King. I have never seen you before. There are two reasons. Of the twenty people here, the kind of confidence you exuded, no one else did. Everyone looked fearful and avoided my eyes. Only a true king would look straight into ones’ eyes. Secondly, you did not seek for anyone’s approval. Others kept looking at you for approval.”
The King gave Birbal a hug and gave him 100 gold coins as a reward.
TranslateBirbal disse: “Não, o meu rei. Eu nunca lhe vi antes Existem duas razões. Das vinte pessoas aqui, a categoria de confiança que exalava, ninguém mais o fez. Todos pareciam temerosos e evitavam os meus olhos. Apenas um verdadeiro rei olharia diretamente nos olhos de alguém. Em segundo lugar, não procurou a aprovação de ninguém. Outros ficaram a olhar para você em busca de aprovação. ”
O Rei deu um abraço em Birbal e deu-lhe 100 moedas de ouro como recompensa.
Moral: Confidence always shows when one looks into the other persons eyes.
TranslateMoral: a confiança sempre aparece quando alguém olha nos olhos da outra pessoa.
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