Today, Ted was so excited. Mom and Dad had given him a smartphone. Now he could also show his friends his new phone and play games like they did. But more than the games, Ted was interested to make his own play list and listen to songs on his phone. He already had his list […]
Krishnadeva Raya was very fond of Tenali Raman. The Vikatakavi had a ready answer to every question and a solution to every problem, no matter how difficult it was. But the King enjoyed teasing him with all kinds of questions and riddles. He could set things right without getting angry. And he managed to make
Krishnadeva Raya was unwell; he had a bad cough. The doctors gave him medicines and they told him not to eat sour things like pickles, yoghurt and tamarind. But the King was, after all, a King. He would not obey mere doctors! The doctors and the ministers were all worried. Finally, they decided to ask
Chandu, a rich landowner and a friend of Tenali Raman, was dying in the village of Ummatur. Before dying, he called his three sons and told them to dig under his bed after he had passed away. The three sons did as their father had told them and dutifully dug under the bed. They looked
Casey loved the dark. It was mysterious and fun. Sometimes, before sleeping she would just sit in the dark and sing songs. But nowadays, it scared her. There was a shadow. “Casey, what’s wrong?” her Mom would ask. “Nothing!” Casey would say, putting on a brave smile, “Just a bad dream.” But it felt real.
Tenali Raman was in trouble. He could not make both ends meet. He needed to earn enough to look after himself and his family, Perhaps he would have to travel to some place where he could make a good livelihood.He had heard of King Krishnadeva Raya and his prosperous kingdom, Vijayanagara. It was said that
The fame of young Raman began to spread across Tenali (name of Raman’s village) and Tumuluru. His neighbours and friends were often surprised and amused by his wit, and came to respect the wisdom of his actions and words.One of his neighbours, Rajamouli, enjoyed the things Tenali Raman said and did feel very proud of
Tenali Raman grew up without his father, who died when Raman was a child. So, he was happy to avoid school and caused much worry to his mother with his constant mischief.Then one day, he met a wise old sage. The sage gave him a ‘mantra’ and told him to pray to goddess Kali. Tenali
The rat was stubborn! Every day, Mom put medicine in the cheese for the rat, but the rat just ate part of the cheese and left the medicine part. It was a mystery how he knew just where the medicine was. The harder Mom tried to get the rat, the more difficult it became. Recently
The hand lay there in the corner, without a body! It was the creepiest sight that Amy had ever seen. Frightened, she covered her head under the blanket. ‘Where has it come from and why is it here?’ she wondered. Amy thought hard but could not understand how it could have come to her room.
It was raining. Quite a pour it was! You could barely see anything. But Mark loved the rain. He loved to run and splash around in the water puddles. Once the rain stopped, he went looking for frogs and worms that came out of their homes. Mark eagerly wanted to go outside and splash, but
One day, the Emperor thought of an idea and decided to tease Birbal. He gave his ring to one of the courtiers and asked him to keep quiet. When Birbal came to the court, the Emperor said, “Birbal, today while taking a bath I lost my ring. But I am sure that one of the
One day, the Emperor and Birbal while taking a walk reached a small village.On the way, the Emperor saw a dog that was eating a black and dried-up piece of roti.The Emperor thought of teasing Birbal. He said, “Look Birbal! That dog is eating ‘Kali’.” (Kali literally means Black.)Birbal understood what the Emperor meant. He
The Emperor and his two sons often used to go to the river to take a bath. Sometimes, Birbal too accompanied the royal family.Once as usual, they went for a bath in the Yamuna along with Birbal. The Emperor with his two sons descended into the river water after undressing. Birbal watched them silently. After
One night, Akbar dreamt that all his teeth except one had fallen.The next morning, he called all the astrologers of the kingdom to his court. He told them about his strange dream and asked them to decipher its meaning.The astrologers discussed the Emperor’s dream for long and arrived at a conclusion, “Your Majesty, your dream