Friends from Another World

Abeydron hated Abunawas. One day heard Abunawas told a very strange story in the market place. He went to straight away to the palace. He reported to the king that opened the white cloth. It turned out the thing was a bird cage. There were three sparrows inside.
“Don’t fool me. They are only birds,” said King Aaron quickly.
“They are my friends, Your Majesty,” answered Abunawas.
The King looked at Abeydron. Abeydron understood what the King’s mind.
“You said that you have friends, not birds. You said so in the market!” shouted Abeydron. Abunawas had told a lie to the people.
The king looks very angry. “What do you think, Abey?” asked the king.
“I think he is a big liar. As telling a lie is against the law, he must be punished,” said Abeydron.
There was short silence. Suddenly the minister said, “Your Majesty, I’ve got a good idea. We ask him to prove his story. If he can’t prove it he must be punished!”
The king agreed. He sent two guards to call Abunawas to the palace.
In about twenty minutes, Abunawas was in the palace.
“Abu, Abeydron said that you told a lie to the people in the market” said the king.
“No, Your Majesty. I didn’t tell a lie. I tell the truth,” answered Abunawas calmly.
“You said that you have friends from a different world in the sky,” said Abeydron quickly.
“Yes I did,”
“You also said that their world is much better than our country here. Nobody should work. And every body can get food freely,” added the king also.
“Yes, Your Majesty. In their world there is no king,” said Abunawas smilingly.
“Can you prove your story?” asked the king “You’ll be punished if you can’t,”
“Yes, Your Majesty. Three of them are still in my house now,” answered Abunawas.
“Bring your friend here. Abeydron doesn’t believe you, either. So, he will follow your friends to their world in the sky,” said the king.
Abeydron smiled. He was very sure that there was no other world in the sky. At the time he thought that Abunawas would get a punishment.
“Never mind, Your Majesty. Let me go home and bring my friends here. Minister Abeydron can ask them about their world him self. He can also visit their world,” answered Abunawas.
Abunawas went home. Not long after that he came back to the palace. Now he brought something. He wrapped the thing with white cloth.
“What do you bring, Abu?” asked King Aaron.
“My friends are inside this, Your Majesty.”
“Abeydron told me that your friends have strange bodies. Now, show me,” ordered the king.
Abunawas opened the white cloth. It turned out the thing was a bird cage. There were sparrows inside.
“Don’t fool me. They are only birds” said King Aaron.
“They are my friends, Your Majesty” answered Abunawas.
The King looked at Abeydron. Abeydron understood what the king’s mind.
“You said that you have friends, not birds, oyu said so on the market.” Shuoted Abeydron.
“Look at their bodies. They are strange, aren’t they? They don’t live on earth because they are in the sky. I don’t say that my friends are people. The birds are my friends. They accompany me everyday, even when I am sad.
The King now understood what was going on. He remembered that he had not called him to the palace for the last few weeks. Minister Abeydron smiled bitterly.