One day, a man said to Tenali Raman, “I’ve heard you’ve got vinegar that is 40 years old.” “That is true,” said Raman.
“Will you give me some?” asked the man, “I need it urgently. The doctor has prescribed it for making some medicine for my ailing child. So, I kindly request you to give me some vinegar. I shall be highly obliged to you for this kind act of yours.”
Tenali observed, “O my dear, I would be very pleased to give you vinegar. But if I gave vinegar to all those who asked, it wouldn’t have become 40 years old,” said Tenali.
