Hasty Punishment
Once when Akbar was riding near a mango grove, an arrow whizzed past him. His soldiers rushed into the grove and caught hold of the archer, a young man, and brought him before Akbar.
"Why did you try to kill me?" Akbar shouted at the youth. " Jahanpannah, I wasn't trying to kill you. I was only trying to knock the mango down with my arrow!" said the youth, who was already very afraid.
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