The neighbour of Tenali Raman was the cart driver of king Krishnadeva Raya and he was very proud. One day, the king happened to drive through the street where the driver lived. Some neighbours and Tenali saw him drive the king and were excited.When the driver returned home that evening, and went to meet Tenali he saw him very unhappy and asked him, “Why are you unhappy?”
Tenali said, “I would not like to talk to you.” The driver got the shock of his friend. He said, “Why do you not want to talk to me?” Raman replied, “Look at the king, he sat with great modesty in the chariot. You are but his driver, yet you are so arrogant. That is why I want to break our friendship.” The driver realized his mistake.
He understood that the better a person gets, the more humble should he be to gain respect. From that day onwards, he became more humble.
