The proceedings were on in an emperor’s court all the courtiers, ministers, army commander and respected people were present in the court. An important discussion was about to begin when everybody heard a cry: ‘Do good to the good; the evil will be ruined by their own evil deeds.’
The emperor asked the minister, “Who is this arrogant fellow?” The minister said, “Your Highness! People call him ‘Albela’ (strange fellow) and he goes about shouting like this everyday.”
There was a backbiter in the court. Backbiting had become such a habit with him that he could pass a day without food and water but not without backbiting. Buds of joy sprouted on the stump of his mind as he saw the king being annoyed. He quickly came forward and said, “Your Highness! He keeps talking such nonsense all the time. I have even seen him saying before the people that the emperor has a bad breath.”
The emperor ordered, “Guards! Bring that fool before me right now. I will investigate this matter personally.”
The backbiter was worried as his secret was going to be disclosed he fled from the court to save his life and went running to the man called ‘Albela’. He gave him rotis with a vegetable dish made of onions and made him etc to his fill. Meanwhile, the soldiers searching for Albela reached there and started taking him along with them. The backbiter said, ‘O God! If you go to the court with such a bad breath, even God won’t be able to save you. I think you have the sword of Damocles hanging over your head today.”
The emperor was having a conversation with a neighbor king when Albela was presented before him. Fearing that his bad breath would spread in the court, Albela covered his mouth with his hand. The backbiter said to the emperor in a gesture, “Look, he has covered his mouth to show to the people that you have a bad breath.”
The emperor suppressed his anger before the neighbor kin as he would swallow a bitter potion. He wrote a letter to his kotwal yourself.” It was a rule with the emperor that whenever he wanted to give a special prize to somebody, he would send a letter to the kotwal of the city through that person. The backbiter was surprised to see that Albela was going to get a prize instead of capital punishment. He came out in a fix and said to Albela, “Give that letter to me for a while. I will return it immediately after having a look.”
The kotwal immediately drew out his sword. The backbiter screamed, “Kotwalji! Just ask the emperor first.” The kotwal, how ever had no time to lose. The people saw that on one side the backbiter’s head was rolling on the ground and on the other side Albela was shouting loudly as usual, “Do good to the good; the evil will be ruined by their own evil deeds.”
The emperor asked the minister, “Who is this arrogant fellow?” The minister said, “Your Highness! People call him ‘Albela’ (strange fellow) and he goes about shouting like this everyday.”
There was a backbiter in the court. Backbiting had become such a habit with him that he could pass a day without food and water but not without backbiting. Buds of joy sprouted on the stump of his mind as he saw the king being annoyed. He quickly came forward and said, “Your Highness! He keeps talking such nonsense all the time. I have even seen him saying before the people that the emperor has a bad breath.”
The emperor ordered, “Guards! Bring that fool before me right now. I will investigate this matter personally.”
The backbiter was worried as his secret was going to be disclosed he fled from the court to save his life and went running to the man called ‘Albela’. He gave him rotis with a vegetable dish made of onions and made him etc to his fill. Meanwhile, the soldiers searching for Albela reached there and started taking him along with them. The backbiter said, ‘O God! If you go to the court with such a bad breath, even God won’t be able to save you. I think you have the sword of Damocles hanging over your head today.”
The emperor was having a conversation with a neighbor king when Albela was presented before him. Fearing that his bad breath would spread in the court, Albela covered his mouth with his hand. The backbiter said to the emperor in a gesture, “Look, he has covered his mouth to show to the people that you have a bad breath.”
The emperor suppressed his anger before the neighbor kin as he would swallow a bitter potion. He wrote a letter to his kotwal yourself.” It was a rule with the emperor that whenever he wanted to give a special prize to somebody, he would send a letter to the kotwal of the city through that person. The backbiter was surprised to see that Albela was going to get a prize instead of capital punishment. He came out in a fix and said to Albela, “Give that letter to me for a while. I will return it immediately after having a look.”
The kotwal immediately drew out his sword. The backbiter screamed, “Kotwalji! Just ask the emperor first.” The kotwal, how ever had no time to lose. The people saw that on one side the backbiter’s head was rolling on the ground and on the other side Albela was shouting loudly as usual, “Do good to the good; the evil will be ruined by their own evil deeds.”
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