It was the occasion of Id, and the palace of Emperor Akbar had adorned a new look. People were coming to the palace to wish the Emproer. The guests were welcomed with the sprinkle of Itra and roses.
In the meanwhile, the Emperor was trying to open the bottle of an expensive Itra to apply it on his clothes. Suddenly, the cork of the bottle sprange up and few drops of the Itra spilled over the carpet. Akbar at once bent down and tried to wipe the drops with his fingers. However, before he could wipe, the drops vanished into the thick soft carpet.
When Akbar stood straight, his eyes met with the eyes of Birbal who was watching him perform the excersize to save few drops of the Itra. The Emperor felt very much embarrassed. To save his face, he thought of an idea.
The next day, he ordered his servants to empty one of the royal tanks and asked them to fill it with the Itra. He then made an announcement that whoever wanted to collect it could come and take away as much as he required.
Akbar's motive behing this announcement was to show to Birbal that the expensive Itra has no value to him.
The people of the city were very happy to hear this announcement. They praised in volumes for the Emperor's generosity. Soon, the Emperor's generosity became the talk of the town.
Akbar was very happy. However, he was unable to relish his fame as Birbal did not utter a single word of praise for his act of kindness.
One day, when Akbar and Birbal were sitting together, the Emperor started:
"It is not wonderful to display such and unusual show of kindness? What do you think Birbal?"
Birbal looked straight into the eyes of Akbar and said, "Your Majesty! The loss caused by a few drops can't be made up by spending tanks full of Itra."
K.C.T: OOWAY! What'd you guys think? I really enjoyed writing this story. It reminded me of a time when I was younger and my family was at this reunion. I was opening a bag of cookies (Knowing me I can't open anything that has cookies in it), and it spilled over the counter. One landed on my cousin's glasses on his forehead. He looked at it and asked if he could eat it. I told him he could after everyone has had one cookie. He waited for 30 minutes before he ate the cookie. That's what happens when you're in a test to see how much you can wait for. Anyways, everybody say bai! OOWAY! <3
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DiversosI'll be honest, I'm not sure why I wrote this. I guess maybe it's just me wanting to teach lessons while being fun. Maybe it was my past hitting me hard or even just me being bored... I really don't remember. 🤷🏽♀️ Dedicated to: "Young Veteran" W...
