Swedish Dual Language short stories – Learning Swedish through English
Akbar and Birbal – Hönorna och hanen
One day, Akbar wanted to play a trick on his favourite minister, Birbal. He sent Birbal out on a task. When Birbal was away, Akbar called all his other ministers and asked them to bring an egg the next day. As per the plan, all the ministers except Birbal should carry an egg inside their robes.
TranslateEn dag ville Akbar lura på sin favoritrådgivare, Birbal. Han skickade ut Birbal på ett uppdrag. När Birbal var borta kallade Akbar till alla sina andra sina rådgivare och bad dem ta med ett ägg nästa dag. Enligt planen bör alla rådgivare utom Birbal, bära ett ägg i sina kläder.
The next day Akbar said, “I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed that I was in a lake and God appeared before me. He said that all the loyal ministers who can find an egg near the pond. Only those who are not loyal to me shall not be able to find an egg.”
TranslateNästa dag sa Akbar, ”Jag hade en underlig dröm igår kväll. Jag drömde att jag var i en sjö och Gud visade sig inför mig. Han sa att alla rådgivare som kan hitta ett ägg nära dammen är lojala. Endast de som inte är lojala mot mig kan inte hitta ett ägg. ”
Each of the minsters went to the pond and pretended to search. When Birbal was not looking, they would pull out the egg from their robes and show it to everyone. Soon all the ministers except for Birbal had an egg in their hand.
TranslateVar och en av rådgivarna gick till dammen och låtsades söka. När Birbal inte tittade, drog de ut ägget från sina kläder och visade det för alla. Snart hade alla ministrar utom Birbal ett ägg i handen.
Birbal searched but he could not find any egg and he returned empty handed. When Birbal said that he did not find an egg, all the ministers laughed at him and smiled at each other. Immediately Birbal understood that everyone was playing a prank on him.
TranslateBirbal sökte men han kunde inte hitta något ägg och återvände tomhänt. När Birbal sa att han inte hittade ett ägg skrattade alla rådgivarna åt honom och log åt varandra. Omedelbart förstod Birbal att alla skämtade med honom.
He went near the King and made loud Cockadoodledoo sounds. Those are the sounds of a rooster. The king and his ministers were confused.
TranslateHan gick nära kungen och gjorde höga Kuckelikuu-ljud. Det är ljudet av en tupp. Kungen och hans rådgivare var förvirrade.
The king asked Birbal, “My dear Birbal, why are you crowing like a rooster?”
TranslateKungen frågade Birbal: “Min kära Birbal, varför galer du som en tupp?”
Birbal said, “All your ministers are hens and they were able to find an egg. I am a rooster and I cannot lay an egg. However since I am a rooster, this is what I do best.”
TranslateBirbal sa, ”Alla dina ministrar är höns och de kunde hitta ett ägg. Jag är en tupp och jag kan inte lägga ett ägg. Men eftersom jag är en tupp är det här jag gör bäst. ”
The king and the minsters laughed loudly at Birbal’s wit.
TranslateKungen och rådgivarna skrattade högt av Birbals humor.
Moral: Self confidence helps in dealing with difficult situations.
TranslateSjälvförtroende hjälper till att hantera svåra situationer.
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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 Swedish confidently using English as a base 🙂 These Swedish Dual Language short stories are super cool to read for beginners and also for entertaining children. Akbar and Birbal is among the best stories that can be studied on a daily basis.
