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Akbar and Birbal – Solo una pregunta
Birbal was very famous for his wit and intelligence. He was well known in Akbar’s kingdom and also in faraway lands. One day a famous scholar visited Akbar’s court. He wanted to challenge Birbal’s intelligence.
TranslateBirbal era muy famoso por su ingenio e inteligencia. Era muy conocido en el reino de Akbar y también en tierras lejanas. Un día, un Erudito famoso visitó la Corte de Akbar. Quería desafiar la inteligencia de Birbal.
He said, “My dear King. I have travelled all over the world. There is no one who is as intelligent as me. I wish to challenge Bribal.”
Akbar was amused and said, “How would you like to challenge Birbal?”
TranslateDijo: “Mi querido Rey. He viajado por todo el mundo. No hay nadie tan inteligente como yo. Deseo desafiar a Birbal.”.
Akbar se divirtió y dijo: “¿Cómo le gustaría desafiar a Birbal?”.
The scholar said, “I will give him a choice. I shall ask him either 100 easy questions or one very difficult question.”
TranslateEl Erudito dijo: “Le daré dos opciones. Le haré 100 preguntas fáciles o una pregunta muy difícil.”.
Akbar asked Birbal, “Do you accept this Scholar’s challenge? I shall award the victor 100 gold coins.”
Birbal said, “Yes my King. I will choose to answer the one difficult question.”
TranslateAkbar le preguntó a Birbal: “¿Aceptas el desafío de este Erudito? Le otorgaré al vencedor 100 monedas de oro.”.
Birbal dijo: “Sí, mi Rey. Elijo responder a la única pregunta difícil.”.
The scholar said, “Which came first, the egg or the chicken?”
Birbal immediately said, “The chicken came first.”
TranslateEl Erudito preguntó: “¿Cuál fue primero, el huevo o la gallina?”.
Birbal dijo inmediatamente: “La gallina fue primero”.
The scholar laughed and mocked Birbal, “How can you say so surely. No one can be sure of the answer as the question is impossible to answer.”
TranslateEl Erudito rió y se burló de Birbal: “¿Cómo puedes decir eso con seguridad? Nadie puede estar seguro de la respuesta, ya que la pregunta es imposible de responder.”.
Birbal replied, “I promised to answer one difficult question and I have answered. You are now asking me a second question and therefore I will not reply.”
TranslateBirbal respondió: “Prometí responder la pregunta difícil y la he respondido. Ahora me está haciendo una segunda pregunta, por lo tanto, no responderé.”.
The King laughed and said, “That is correct Birbal. You have answered the scholar and he is breaking his challenge by asking you a second question. You are the smartest man in all the kingdoms.”
TranslateEl Rey se rió y dijo: “Eso es correcto, Birbal. Usted le ha respondido al Erudito, él está rompiendo su desafío al hacerle una segunda pregunta. Es usted el hombre más inteligente de todos los reinos.”.
The king awarded Birbal 100 gold coins and the scholar left the kingdom sadly.
TranslateEl Rey le otorgó a Birbal 100 monedas de oro, y el Erudito abandonó el reino con tristeza.
Moral: Presence of mind helps solve even the most difficult of problems.
TranslateMoraleja: La presencia de la mente ayuda a resolver incluso los problemas más difíciles.
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These Spanish short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Akbar and Birbal are among the most famous Indian stories for children that can be studied on a daily basis.
