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The Wise Tenali Raman | Tenali Raman Stories

The Wise Tenali Raman | Tenali Raman Stories King Krishna Dev Raya was in his court one morning when a priest came in with a tricky question. The priest wanted the King’s ministers to answer his question, “What is maya?” The King told the Rajguru to answer the question that the priest had asked. “Sir, when we are born, we don’t bring anything with us,” the Rajguru told the priest. When we die, we also don’t take anything with us. We leave all our worldly possessions behind. As a result, everything we learn in life is a lie. Hence, it is maya.” The priest pondered over the Rajguru’s explanation but was not completely satisfied. Now, it was Tenali Raman turn. “Sir,” Tenali asked the priest, “where are the Himalayas?” “North!” said the priest. Tenali asked again, “Sir, if I live in China, which way do the Himalayas face?” “South!” said

Tenali Raman Judging Skill | Tenali Raman Stories

Tenali Raman Judging Skill | Tenali Raman Stories Clown, jester, and poet Tenali Raman served in various roles at the court of Vijayanagar’s emperor, Krishna Dev Raya. Tenali Raman’s practical jokes on everyone around him, including eminent fellow poets and the king, are well-known. A young guy was nearing the end of his training; he would soon become a minister. He wanted to show Tenali Raman that he was more intelligent than Tenali, just like all the other courtiers. So, he devised a strategy to present in front of the king and other courtiers. The following day, the young man captured a little bird, held it in one hand, and went to court. “My Lord, I would like to test Tenali Raman’s judgment ability,” he requested of the king. The king granted permission, believing that this test would help him develop his intellect. “Is this bird in my hand living

The Biggest Fool and the Cleverest Wit | Tenali Raman

The Biggest Fool and the Cleverest Wit | Tenali Raman The Vijaynagar Empire celebrates Holi, the festival of colors, with a lot of pomp and circumstance every year. King Krishna Dev Raya and the royal family heartily participated in all the events. The king used to present two awards at the end of the day’s events: the biggest fool and the cleverest wit. On that crucial day, this added to the excitement for the courtiers. Throughout the year, the courtiers would collect all the stories of folly and choose the best to present to the king on that day. However, Tenali Raman has consistently won both prizes over the years. The courtiers were envious of this. They were afraid that things would be the same this year. So, the most astute of them plotted to keep Tenali Raman from appearing in court that day. With this in mind, they arrived

Tenali Raman can solve any problems in a minute | Tenali Raman

Tenali Raman Can Solve any Problems in a Minute | Tenali Raman Once upon a time, King Krishna Dev Raya and his courtiers hunted in the forest. A large team of robbers was lurking in the bushes in the dense forest. The King and his hunting party, however, were unaware of it. The thieves appeared before the hunting party while still in the forest. With weapons in hand, they commanded the King and his troops to lay down everything they had. Even though the King and his warriors were more numerous, they had to give in to the robbers. The bandits robbed everything from the hunting group, including their clothes. The robbers were immensely proud since they had overwhelmed the King and his warriors and looted all his goods. They sat like kings in front of the hunting party they had just stolen, ordering them to dance in front of

Cunning Fox Story | Moral Story

Cunning Fox Story | Moral Story When Pinchi Rabbit saw a herd of elephants approaching her house from afar, she was terrified. His small children were sleeping in the house. Seeing them sleep, she ventured out in search of food. She began to stare. The massive elephant Kakad had passed just near the small mound of soil under which his house had been built. When she came running to the house after Kakad had left, she cried, seeing that the door of her home was closed. She got scared. How could she open that closed mouth so quickly? She started looking around. No one was seen except the Chamki Fox. But Chamki was very arrogant, cunning and never offered help in any situation. She ran up to him. “Chamki Fox sister, your claws are sharp. Open the mouth of my house, or else my children will die.” The Chamki jackal

Princess Rose And The Golden Bird | Prince and Princess Story

Princess Rose And The Golden Bird | Prince and Princess Story Once upon a time, a gorgeous princess lived in a kingdom far, far away; her beauty was unique because of her long red hair. She loves roses so much that everyone in her kingdom calls her Princess Rose. Every evening after sunset, Princess Rose goes to the balcony, claps her hands, and says, “Oh, come, my dear golden bird,” and a golden bird comes flying out of nowhere and sits softly on her shoulder. When the golden bird lands on the princess’s shoulder, her hair begins to glow, emitting a brilliant red light. Oh, you naughty golden bird, do you want to play with my hair? The flashy bird begins to sing an enchanting, magical song, and Princess Rose also starts singing along with the bird. Due to this, everyone in the kingdom falls asleep and has beautiful dreams

Maui a Trickster Demi God Life Story

Maui a Trickster Demi God Life Story Maui is a trickster demigod raised by the divine and here on earth to live his best life, and what a life he’s lived through. Sometimes known for being mischievous, Maui also has a deep desire to do good and to honor his family. So today, we’ll tell you how he made the days longer, brought fire to humanity, and even created the islands themselves. Maui was the youngest of five sons; his parents were Akalana, the immortal, and the goddess Hina. Still, out of all the brothers, only Maui had inherited divine powers; each day, their mother, Hina, labored for hours making tapa cloth out of bark and lauhala mats used for rugs and sails. However, her work never had time to dry because, back then, there were only a few hours of sunlight a day. This was due to the unruly

The Birth of Vikat Kavi Tenali Raman | Tenali Raman Stories

The Birth of Vikat Kavi Tenali Raman | Tenali Raman Stories Tenali Raman was a poet who lived in the court of King Krishna Dev Raya. He was wise and funny. He was one of the Asht Diggaj, or the Eight Poets, who were thought of as the King’s literary assembly’s eight pillars. King Krishna Dev Raya liked Tenali Raman the most. He used his smarts and wit to get out of trouble and help people who were in need. Because of this, stories about this “Birbal of the South” have been told for hundreds of years. Tenali Raman was the centre of attention among the children in his age group when he was a child. As a child, Tenali Raman liked to get into trouble. His inappropriate behaviour made some people happy and upset others. In the same way, his actions made some people happy and others feel bad.

Ungrateful Lion Story | Hitopadesha Tales

Ungrateful Lion Story | Hitopadesha Tales A mighty lion used to live in a big cave in the forest. The lion was the king of the jungle, and everyone who lived there loved and respected him. But a mouse living in a small hole outside the lion’s cave caused him a lot of trouble. When the lion lay down to sleep, the mouse would come out of its hole and quietly nibble at its mane. This is what he ate. When the lion got up and saw what had happened to its luxurious, soft mane, he was furious. Since then, the poor lion has tried many times to catch the mouse, but each time he has failed. The lion finally got tired of the mouse’s constant tricks, so he did something about it. He went to the village and bought himself a cat. He gave the cat a lot of

Fake Tiger Story | Hitopadesha Tales

Fake Tiger Story | Hitopadesha Tales A long time ago, a washerman named Vilasa lived in Hastinapur. Vilasa had a donkey that he used every day to carry his clothes. The poor donkey got weaker and weaker as the days passed by. It was no longer strong enough to carry the heavy load Vilasa had put on it. Soon, Vilasa realized that the poor animal would die if he didn’t do something to feed his donkey. Vilasa didn’t have enough money to feed his poor, hungry donkey well. So, he devised a way to feed his donkey without spending a single penny of his own money. He put a tiger skin around the donkey and let him go that night near a cornfield. The farmer who owned the corn field saw a tiger coming from a distance toward his field. So, naturally, he got terrified and ran away. The donkey

The Poor Donkey | Hitopadesha Tales

The Poor Donkey | Hitopadesha Tales Once upon a time, there was a washerman who lived in the city of Kasi. The washerman had a dog and a donkey as a pet, which he used to ride to the Ganga riverbank to wash his clothes. The washerman was fast asleep one night when a thief broke into his house. The thief began to steal everything he could get his hands on. The thief was inside the house, but the donkey, which was still awake and standing right outside, saw him. He immediately woke the dog sleeping next to him and said, “Wake up, my friend! A thief is in the house!” The dog moved around in his spot and said, “Then what? Just go to sleep again!” The dog’s words shocked the donkey, so he scolded the dog, “What the heck is wrong with you? In this case, isn’t it

Curious Monkey | Hitopadesha Tales

Curious Monkey | Hitopadesha Tales There was a lot of chaos in the city of Varanasi. A new temple was in the process of being built, and there were a lot of carpenters working on it. One of the carpenters’ jobs was to cut the logs in half with a saw. As he started to work on a new log, his friend came and said, “It’s getting late.” Why don’t we eat lunch first? Then we can go back to our work and finish it. The log cutter agreed immediately, and he put a wedge between the parts of the log he had already cut. This wedge would help ensure that the two pieces would stay apart while he ate his lunch. Right after he left, a group of monkeys came and started playing with the carpenter’s tools. One proceeded to the log that still needed to be cut and