Storia do Mogor 281.10.7

281.10.7

The joke-loving Birbal obeyed forthwith, began to cry, and asked for suck. A woman was sent for at once. No sooner had he perceived her than he ran to her with great signs of delight, laid hold of her breast, and began to suck. Making believe that one breast had no milk, he sought the other. From time to time he passed his hand over her face, and to finish with, wetted her and passed wind. But still not satisfied, he began once more to howl, wanted to be taken up and carried, and to be taken into the garden for a walk. This was done; there he asked for fruit and flowers: some he kept, the others he threw away. With all this being still unsatisfied, he demanded several other things, amongst others that they should parade the elephants and horses with all their trappings and standards. He was given in to on every point. Then he asked for gold coins, and distributed them hither and thither—at least, in part, for he took good care to keep back some for himself. All this was carried on with such childish and infantile gestures, just like a little child, that the prince was extremely delighted.