Storia do Mogor 59.2

59.2

What happened to this king during his flight was a very curious thing. It was on this wise : Once at noon he had dismounted for a rest. An eagle with outspread wings hovered in the air over his face until Humayun awoke. It thus prevented the rays of the sun from interrupting the sleep of the fugitive king. The few people who had followed the king in his flight were amazed at this occurrence. When the king awoke, his courtiers told him with great delight not to be cast down, that he was destined to be once more King of Hindustan, thus foretelling what was actually to happen. After arrival in Persia, the first meeting with the king took place in a garden. There the Persian king received him, being seated on a stool of small size, whereon two persons could not take their place. One of the followers of Humayun saw at once that the object of the King of Persia was to behold a King of Hindustan either standing on foot in his presence, or seated on the bare ground. Forthwith the man cut open the covering of his quiver and spread it out in front of the royal seat. On this cloth Humayun at once sat down.