Story of Tenali Rama
Tenali Rama was present in the court of King Sri Krishna Devaraya.
Once in the packed court, one scholar comes and introduces himself as a person who comes from a distant place.
He also tells that he can fluently talk in many languages. He also let the courtiers to check it. To everyone's surprise, he was talking fluently in many languages.
Now he challenged the courtiers of King to find out his mother tongue. The challenge was if he wins in the challenge, King has to award him handsomely. Otherwise, he will accept his defeat and leave the country.
King agreed. But his courtiers failed to find out his mother tongue as scholar was talking fluently in all the languages he spoke !
Then Tenali Rama came to rescue. He asked for the permission from the King to serve the great scholar in his house.
King agreed.
Tenali Rama took the scholar to his house. He fed him with variety of dishes. Scholar ate all of them happily. As his stomach was full , he wanted to take rest.
Tenali Rama arranged a room for him. Soon , the scholar fell asleep. That time, Tenali Rama entered the room with a large stick.
He gave a strong blow to stomach of scholar with the stick !
Scholar suddenly awakened by the blow and uttered something , as he was scared.
Then Tenali Rama told the scholar that he has done all this to know his mother tongue.!
Scholar's mother tongue is Telugu and he uttered a few words in his mother tongue , when he got the besting !
Tenali Rama was present in the court of King Sri Krishna Devaraya.
Once in the packed court, one scholar comes and introduces himself as a person who comes from a distant place.
He also tells that he can fluently talk in many languages. He also let the courtiers to check it. To everyone's surprise, he was talking fluently in many languages.
Now he challenged the courtiers of King to find out his mother tongue. The challenge was if he wins in the challenge, King has to award him handsomely. Otherwise, he will accept his defeat and leave the country.
King agreed. But his courtiers failed to find out his mother tongue as scholar was talking fluently in all the languages he spoke !
Then Tenali Rama came to rescue. He asked for the permission from the King to serve the great scholar in his house.
King agreed.
Tenali Rama took the scholar to his house. He fed him with variety of dishes. Scholar ate all of them happily. As his stomach was full , he wanted to take rest.
Tenali Rama arranged a room for him. Soon , the scholar fell asleep. That time, Tenali Rama entered the room with a large stick.
He gave a strong blow to stomach of scholar with the stick !
Scholar suddenly awakened by the blow and uttered something , as he was scared.
Then Tenali Rama told the scholar that he has done all this to know his mother tongue.!
Scholar's mother tongue is Telugu and he uttered a few words in his mother tongue , when he got the besting !
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