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Your king is a full moon whereas our king After travelling for days, Birbal reached
can be compared to the quarter moon. India. In Akbar’s court…
Thank you for Your Majesty, please
such praise. accept my greetings.
Thank you, Birbal, I’m very
Birbal. upset with you.
But, what’s
the matter?
How could you dare to belittle your own The full moon diminishes gradually and
king? You have brought insult to my name. disappears. But the quarter moon grows from
strength to strength and glows brightly. In
No, Your Majesty. I did not fact, I meant that your power is growing day
belittle you. Let me explain.
by day whereas that of the King of Persia will
decline as the days pass. So, my intention was
to proclaim to the world that you will grow
more powerful with the passage of time.
That is wonderful, Birbal! Let
me welcome you back home
with great joy.
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