Tenali Raman had a large appetite and was known to eat enormous quantities of food especially when invited to feasts. One day, a zamindar decided to test his capacity and invited him to lunch. Raman ate as much as three men would have done and then emitted a loud belch. “Enough?” asked his host.
“No place for even a grain of rice more,” said Raman. Just then a servant came in with a plate of mango slices. “Mango!” exclaimed Raman, his mouth watering. He took the plate from the servant and ate all the slices.
“Amazing,” said the zamindar, “You said you did not have place for even a single grain of rice and you devoured almost three mangoes. How do you explain that?”
“Very simple,” said Raman, “What happens when you walk into a crowded room? Everybody steps aside to let you royal person pass. Something similar happened here. The mango being the king of fruits, all the foods in my stomach made way for it.”
