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English Audio Request

Paratishpa
500 Words / 1 Recordings / 1 Comments
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Without any noise and at a normal pace. If there's any mistake in the text please correct.

1. BEGUM’S TRICK

(1) The greatest Mogul Emperor is Akbar. He was very fond of his empress Begum. The Empress wanted the post of Wazir for her brother.
However, the Wazir’s post was occupied by Birbal. Birbal was a brilliant intellect and was apple of Akbar’s eye. Nevertheless, she decided to plead with the Emperor for her brother.

(2) In the evening, when Akbar returned to the palace, the empress said, “Jahanpanah, my brother is an able person. Besides this, he is your relative. He must get the post of Wazir.”

(3) The Emperor exclaimed and said, “Begum, Wazir’s post requires extraordinary intelligence and administrative experience. Your brother is new in this field. Besides this, there is no reason to remove Birbal.”
The Empress was adamant. She replied, “If there is no reason, give him some work which he could not do.”

(4) The Emperor asked, “What? Then you tell me.” Begum thought for some time and then said, “Tomorrow evening while walking in the palace garden, you ask Birbal to call me from my palace. He will never succeed in his task. And then there will be at least one reason.”

(5) The Emperor agreed. The Empress was very much sure that Birbal would certainly fail this time. She knew Birbal could not force her to come in the palace garden. On the next day when Akbar was in the garden, Birbal accompanied him.

(6) The Emperor pretended to be worried. Birbal asked Akbar the reason for his worry.
Akbar said, “Birbal, the Empress has displeased with me and refuses to talk. You know how much I love her here.”

(7) Birbal agreed and left from there. He at once approached Begum in the palace. Begum was waiting for his arrival.
Birbal said, “Begum Sahiba, the Emperor is in the palace garden. He is waiting for you there!”

(8) Hardly has he completed his sentence a messenger entered the chamber and whispered something in the ear of Birbal. Begum listened some words, “…very beautiful …No …no! … no need to come…!”
The messenger then left. Birbal turned towards Begum and said: “Begum Sahiba, sorry for the trouble. Now you are no more required there.”

(9) Birbal was gone, but Begum thought about the words for a long time. “ ’Very beautiful’ seems a beautiful maiden, but what she is doing in the garden? It seems because of her Emperor stopped me from coming there!” thought the Empress who was badly disturbed.

(10) At last unable to bear her distress and envy, she rushed towards the garden. When she reached there, she found Akbar alone. Seeing her there, the Emperor asked, “Begum, you said to me that you could win Birbal this time. But it seems the whole thing turned in the favour of Birbal.”

(11) The Empress was ashamed and said, “I have been fooled by Birbal. Once again Birbal succeeded. However, I accept his wisdom. I take back my words. He is the most suitable person for it.”

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Thomas
July 26, 2012

I didn't know how to pronounce all of the names, but I did my best.

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