Once a distraught old woman came to Birbal for help. The emperor had decided to build a palace on her property. She didn’t want to leave the place as it had been her ancestral property. Birbal assured her and said that he’d do his best.
The construction began. When Birbal visited the site with Akbar, he saw many gunny bags lying next to a pile of mud. He began to fill the bags with mud.
“Why are you doing this?” asked Akbar. “To earn merit in my next life, Huzoor,” replied Birbal.
Amused, Akbar too joined Birbal. Afterwards Birbal requested Akbar to help him lift one of the sacks.
“Aaah, this is very heavy!” said Akbar, staggering under the weight of a bag. “Your Majesty,” said Birbal, “A bag of mud is so heavy. Imagine how much mud there must be in this piece of land. Will it not weigh heavily on your conscience to destroy somebody ancestral property?”
Akbar realized his mistake and gave orders to discontinue the construction.
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