The Sultan’s elephant had wandered into Tenali Raman’s village and was causing havoc in the fields.The villagers finally decided to go in a delegation to the Sultan and request him to take the elephant away. As Tenali Raman was known to the ruler, they asked him to lead the delegation. When they arrived at the palace, the villagers were awed by the splendour of the surroundings and their courage deserted them.
When Raman was finally in the Sultan’s presence, he found to his dismay that he was alone. “Well, what do you want, Raman!” snapped the Sultan, who was in a particularly bad mood that day. “Y-your elephant is in our v-village, your Excellency,” stuttered Tenali. “So?” growled the Sultan.
Completely unnerved by the situation Tenali said, “I have come to tell you that it is terribly lonely. Please send it a companion.”
