Once when The King Akbar

Was worried as his son,

Started playing with a bad boy

Only with him, he used to have fun.

But Akbar desperately wanted

To change his son's friend,

He asked Birbal for suggestions

And bring their friendship to an end.

"Birbal can you help me

To break this useless friendship apart,

My son can not be with a bad boy

It really hurts my heart."

Birbal asked Akbar to rest

While he'll accomplish this task,

He went to the playing boys

And to come near him, he asked.

He called the other boy only

And went near his ears,

But didn't said a single word

He was excited about what he hears.

But when Birbal said nothing

The boy rudely left and went to play

He was actually a bad boy

Having no manners in his ways.

Birbal called him loudly this time

"Don't tell anyone what I said.

Not even your friend over there.

Not anyone at all." He pleaded.

But the boy went so irritated

As he had nothing to tell anyone,

"What is this man talking about?

He is surely a mad person."

When he reached the curious prince

Who was watching this from far away,

"What did Birbal told you, friend?

And what to no one you can say?"

"Oh! That man said nothing to me

Let's just start our game."

"You can tell me. I'm your friend

Why are you acting so lame?"

"But he didn't say anything

You should not think about that man."

"No, he is Raja Birbal. And

He is the smartest in our clan."

"But what did he told you?

And wanted to have it a secret.

Please, my dear friend, tell me

If my friendship you want to get."

"I promise he told me nothing

I've nothing that I can tell."

"You are a lier get out of here!

You're not a true friend." He yelled.

The boy broke Prince's toys

That he had in his hand,

The prince believed he was not at all

A good and useful friend.

Akbar was astonished to see

How Birbal easily,

Made the prince realise the fact

That he was playing with a boy silly.

So that's how 'The Clever Birbal'

Proved himself the smartest of all,

And with his great skills, he won

The hearts of the crowd in the hall.

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