Foreign Trader Just like every morning, Emperor
Akbar's court was bloomed up. That's when a stranger came in running. "Do I know you?" "Your Majesty, my name is Johnny Irani and I'm here from Iran to do business here. But I didn't know that I'd be
betrayed after coming to your country" "What? Tell me everything in detail" "Yes, Your Majesty! The thing is... The Irani trader said, when he reached the border
of the country with his heavy belongings, he met a trader called Lala Lalchi who had some
donkeys with him. "Oh god! How will you carry
such a heavy bag in this harsh sun? Do one thing, keep some of your belongings on my donkeys" "Thank you very much" Irani kept his belongings on the
donkeys and approached the kingdom. After a while, when they reached Agra, Irani thanked Lala again and told him to return his things. But Lala suddenly flipped his words "What things? These are my things. I helped you with the direction and you are keeping an
eye on my belongings?" Upon hearing Lala's v
oice, the
place got crowded with people. Because Lala was a well-known person,
one of the people from the crowd asked, "What's the matter,
Lala? Everything alright?" "I don't know who is this person who wants to take away my stuff" Looking at an angry crowd
in an unfamiliar country, the Irani trader decided
not to indulge further and ran away from there. "This is how my 3000
gold coins were stolen. Please give me justice" "Hm. This isn't just about justice, it's also about my country's pride. So
ldiers! Bring Lala here at once" Lala was immediately
presented in front of the court. Akbar angrily said, "Lala, is this Irani
trader telling the truth? Did you fool him and
stole all his belongings?" "What? Why would I do that? He was the one who wanted
to take away my things. Thanks to that crowd who surrounded him and he ran away from there. If he was right, why would
he run away from there?" "Hm. Lala's point makes sense" "Don't believe him, he's lying" Both started arguing. And the Emperor
angrily said, "Silence! For this disgusting
accusation on my people, send this Irani trader behind the bars. The Irani trader was
in an utter state of shock. And Lala Lalchi was smiling to himself. But he didn't know that this was a
well-thought plan of the Emperor. The next day, The Emperor told
everything to Birbal in detail. "So that's why I put him behind bars" His life might be in
danger by staying outside. "Hm. You did the right thing. But this is a very complicated situation. It's hard t
o tell who's lying
and who's telling the truth" "That's right. But we can't punish an
innocent without any proof. This might even hamper
our relations with Iran. That's why we have to find the truth" Birbal gave this a thought but even he couldn't find a solution. That's when he saw a
servant outside the window. He was bargaining with
the vegetable vendor. He thought of an idea. "Hm... Tomatoes have become expensive indeed. The next day, Lala Lalchi set up his store. A customer came to him and s
aid, "Hello, Lala Ji! I'm from Gujarat. I need some Iranian silk carpet. I was told that you
have products from Iran" "Yes sir! That's right! I got some silky carpets
from Iran yesterday only. Let me show it to you" Lala asked his servant to show him the same
carpets that he stole from Johnny Irani. The customer was happy
upon seeing the carpets and said, This is great, Lala Ji. This looks great. I want all these carpets. Tell me a fair price" "These are very expensive. But since you're here fro
m far away, I'll give them in exchange
of 3000 gold coins" "What? 3000? That's very expensive. I can't give you more than 500 gold coins. if it's okay for you then
tell me, or else I'm leaving. Lala started thinking. "Hm... I think I should sell it for 500. The Irani trader bears the loss, not me. Okay. In our kingdom, guests are treated as gods. That's why you can have it in 500. Now pay up. Upon hearing this, the customer said, "You'll get the money in jail" "What do you mean?" That's when the
customer
removed his beard and moustache and he turned out to be Birbal. Two soldiers also arrived at that time. "B-Birbal?" "That's right. You're under arrest for the crime of
stealing and betraying the Irani trader. "What is the proof that I've betrayed him?" "Look at these carpets. Irani said that these
are worth 3000 gold coins. But you're selling it so cheaply because you haven't
invested anything in it. Now confess to your
crime or else you're doomed" Lala dropped his head in shame and co
nfessed to his crime. The Irani trader was free to go and was paid the entire
amount of the carpets. So that he can leave our
country with good memories. And we learned that, Only the work done
in honesty is successful.
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