Once the king and Raman were heading for a festival on horseback when the king noticed Raman’s tattered turban.He asked Raman to get rid of it immediately and offered to pay for the new one. To this Raman replied that he didn’t want to part with it since he could do such things with this […]
Bijapur’s Sultan thought king Krishnadeva Raya was a great threat to him and hence wanted to remove him from the scene.So, he hired Kanakaraju, one of Tenali Raman’s greedy friends, to kill the king, who, in turn, hired a paid assassin. He arranged for a letter to be sent to the king by Tenali Raman’s
Once, Raman asked the king for a loan. To this the king thought that Raman might be asking as he might not have repaid other loans and, hence, couldn’t ask the same people again for money.The king said he could be generous but Raman couldn’t get away without paying back as in other cases.Raman reassured
A group of people was camping in a forest. By evening, they suddenly realised that they had no food left for dinner. A man said, “I will bring some fresh meat. We can make a bonfire and roast it.” He took a club and went to the lake thinking that animals would come to drink
Two sisters lived near a forest. One day, as they were collecting firewood in the forest, some tribal people came charging towards them. The frightened sisters ran deep into the forest. They finally found a place to hide in the hollow bark of a tree. After a while, a bear walked towards the tree. He
One day, Tenali saw there were some soldiers travelling with him. They were talking about their veteran past experi-ences on the battlefield.They spoke of bravery, hard times and many crucial battles that they had fought. When they finished, they asked Raman if he had anything to share as they thought he could have nothing related
A deer and a doe were looking for a place to build their house. They requested a peach tree, “Can we build a house under your branches? I will soon give birth to a fawn.” The peach tree said, “But my fruits may fall on your fawn and hurt it.” They then went to a
When Tenali Raman grew up as a fine young man, he set out to meet Krishnadeva Raya. He wanted to enter the gate, but the guard stopped him from entering the gate. He showed Krishnadeva’s official Seal to the guard.So the guard said to Tenali, “You can go in on one condition.”He went inside. A
Long ago, turtles used to live both on land and in water. A hunter once caught a turtle. He took the turtle home and asked his wife to cook him for dinner. The turtle said, “You cannot cook me unless you take me out of my shell and the shell is the hardest part of
Once, the Moon called on her friend, the spider, and said, “The animals of the Earth are scared. Please tell them that they need not be afraid of dying.” The spider slowly made his way to the Earth. He met a hare on the way who said, “O spider! You are too slow. Tell me
Jobless Raman was listening to a lecture in the king’s court on the theme ‘All is illusion’.He shared a doubt, “What about eating?” but was snubbed by the scholar who said he was stupid. Even eating was an illusion. He explained one moment the food was on the plate; next moment it changed place.The king
An eagle king’s prime minister was a parrot. One day, the parrot was late for work. The eagle asked him, “What is the matter?” The parrot replied, “A hunter has set up a net near my nest. Already a crane and his family have been trapped in the net. I am thinking of making a
When Tenali was a kid, the provincial ruler visited the school and questioned who the most intelligent child was.Since none got up, Tenali said it was him and the king praised him for his courage. On growing up, he went to Vijaya Nagar’s ruler Sri Krishnadeva Raya’s royal priest Thathacharya and impressed him. He promised
The queen of beasts had invited all the animals, birds and insects to a great feast. During the feast, the king of ants got up and said, “My people are stronger than any of you. Not even the elephant can stand before us.” He also insulted the worms saying that he disliked them very much.
Long ago, a stripeless tiger saw a woodcutter, sleeping near his bullock cart. The tiger crept quietly and whispered to the bullock, “Your master is not strong, yet he makes you work for him. So how does he do it?” The bullock answered, “Why don’t you ask him?” The tiger sprang over to the woodcutter