Once when The King Akbar

Was in the leisure of a little game,

He drew a simple line on the ground

It was forbidden to touch the same.

But the challenge was as follows

That the line should be made,

Shorter than what it is now

Without making any of its parts fade.

Puzzled went the courtiers

And leapt out of the race,

"How to make it shorter this way?

This is completely a gone case."

Then came forward Birbal flashing

A bright smile and an idea in his head,

He claimed to satisfy the King

According to what he exactly said.

He simply drew another line near

And longer than the other one,

While the others kept watching

To notice what just happened.

It was now clear enough

That the line King Akbar drew,

Became shorter in comparison

And longer the next one grew.

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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Poet's Note