I recently bought a DVD for my kid. It was about Tenali Raman tales. When we put the DVD, my kid was sleeping and I and my wife ended up watching it ! The simple tales are engrossing even for us, and I thought I’d share one of them here.
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One day the king was discussing something with his Raj Guru.
The king lamented - “I am afraid I could not satisfy my mother’s last wish. She wanted to eat mangoes. But mangoes were not in season and I could not satisfy my mother’s last wish though I offered all the gold I had”
The rajguru thought he could take advantage of the situation
He told the king “Give away Golden Mangoes to some learned Brahmans like myself and your mother’s soul would rest in peace.”
The gullible king agreed.
The Rajguru summoned some of his friends and they all lined up to receive the golden mangoes.
The king not only gave them a golden mango each but also thanked them for coming !
Tenali Raman saw this and thought he had to teach a lesson to these cheats.
As they left, he approached them humbly and said - “Even my mother’s last wish was unsatisfied. Can you come to my home and help me ?”
The greedy pundits quickly agreed and went to Tenali Raman’s house expecting more gifts.
After some wait, they asked him what gift he was going to give them.
Tenali Raman said - “My mother’s last wish was to be branded with fire and it could not be satisfied. Pls line up and accept the fire branding”
The greedy pundits were shocked and quietly put back the golden mangoes and beat a hasty retreat !
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Hullo dr friend ..Interesting post .. I love these tales ..
Enjoyed……….:) Tenali Raman and Birbal tales are always special for the short, crisp and witty message it gives!
sai…. its nice to read this story of wisdom…..ow I miss those days i used to gobble down amar chitra comics and we used all so excitingly gather at one autys place in our colony to listen to her captivating stories on panchatantra etc…..Sadly we have no time for our kids today and DVDs also have no charm in the story telling .In fact the kids of today miss all that beauty
hey tht was sweet………the tales r too gud for everyone of us…
tr punch ki gurvugari dimmatirigi mind block ayivuntundi kada..
simple story vth rich values…
:):) good one…
simple tales …………… we can learn a lot from them
Dear Sai, Thanks for this post buddy !!
Thanks for sharing. TRs wit is legendary. The suspense of how he outwits others is mouth watering.
super…… i love tenali raman tales akbar birbal and vikramaditya…… good ones….. with so much of values…..
Nice post. I always admired the simple and intelligent ways of Tenali Raman to outwit his opponents.
thanx for sharing.
My fav. r Tenali Rama and Vikramaditya! thanks for sharing
tenali raman stories were so simple, yet so profound; your post made me recall those stories of the school days…