2. AKBAR AND BIRBAL: BIRBAL’S KHICHDI
BIRBAL:
Akbar was one of the most famous kings in the
history of India. He is credited to start several new things
and brought love, peace and equality among the people of
the nation. Birbal was not only a close friend of the
Emperor but also had administrative and military
responsibilities.
3. Once upon a time, Birbal and Akbar decided to
take a stroll alongside a beautiful lake.
Then, a simple question occurred to Birbal:
How far a man can go to have money?
He expressed it to Akbar who, while listening to
Birbal, sat down and touched the water in the lake. He
at once took his hand out as he realized the cold. He
exclaimed that no one would ever spend a night in
this cold water for any amount of money. Birbal
believed that someone could. Akbar challenged Birbal
to find him, and he would give that man a total of one
thousand coins made of pure gold.
Stroll Paseo
Realize Notar
Amount Cantidad
Challenge Retar
4. Birbal started his search and kept looking for this
man everywhere until he found one. This happened to
be a poor guy who was desperate enough to risk a
whole night of severe cold to have the gold coins
reward.
Akbar, when heard the news, appointed his trusty
guards to make sure that the poor guy stayed in
water for the whole night. Surprisingly, the next
morning, the poor man came to Akbar after
completing his challenge, all sound and healthy, and
demanded his much awaited reward.
Search Búsqueda
Whole Entero
Reward Recompensa
Trusty De confianza
To make sure Asegurarse
Sound and healthy Sano y salvo
5. Akbar couldn’t believe it and asked how he had
managed to spend the whole night out there. The
poor man talked about a light post that he saw around
the lake which he kept in focus all night. He believed
that by keeping his attention on the lamp, he could
manage to avoid thinking about cold.
To his surprise, Akbar refused to give him the gold
coins as he used the lamp’s energy to keep himself
warm.
Manage Arreglárselas
In focus A la vista
Avoid Evitar
Refuse Negarse
6. The poor man, all disappointed, informed Birbal.
Birbal didn’t go to the court next day. When Akbar
asked, Birbal sent him a message: he couldn’t go until
his Khichdi was ready.
After waiting for several hours, Akbar along with
his guards went to visit Birbal.
Birbal had a pot of khichdi hanging from the roof
of the room several feet away from the fire. Akbar
asked Birbal how he expected for a fire to cook
khichdi from such a distance.
Disappointed Decepcionado
Khichdi Plato indio
Hang Colgar
Several Varios
7. Birbal, very intelligently, replied that the same way
the poor man received warmth from a lamp post so
far away from himself.
Akbar stood speechless and realized that he had
to pay the poor man the coins he had promised.
THE END
Reply Contestar
Warmth Calor
Speechless Sin habla
8. GLOSSARY 1
Stroll Paseo
Realize Darse cuenta
Amount Cantidad
Challenge Retar
Search Búsqueda
Whole Entero
Reward Recompensa
Trusty De confianza
To make sure Asegurarse
Sound and healthy Sano y salvo
Manage Arreglárselas
9. GLOSSARY 2
In focus A la vista
Avoid Evitar
Refuse Negarse
Disappointed Decepcionado
Khichdi Plato indio
Hang Colgar
Several Varios
Reply Contestar
Warmth Calor
Speechless Sin habla
