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Tenali Rama Stories

Witty moral stories from the court of King Krishnadevaraya — in English

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Tenali Ramakrishna — Tenali Rama — was the quick-witted poet in the court of King Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara. These stories are told with scene-by-scene pictures, a moral and a life lesson, and each has a full video on our YouTube channel.

Tilakasta Mahisha Bandhanam — The Book That Never ExistedTenali Stories · T01Tilakasta Mahisha Bandhanam — The Book That Never ExistedRead story → The Cat and the Horses — Wit Against DeceptionTenali Stories · T02The Cat and the Horses — Wit Against DeceptionRead story → The Thieves and the Well — Greed Digs Its Own TrapTenali Stories · T03The Thieves and the Well — Greed Digs Its Own TrapRead story → The Royal Brinjal Heist — A Father's Clever False MemoryTenali Stories · T04The Royal Brinjal Heist — A Father's Clever False MemoryRead story → The Toughest Job in the World — A Mother's Everyday BattleTenali Stories · T05The Toughest Job in the World — A Mother's Everyday BattleRead story → The Painter's Arrogance — Where Is the Flaw in the Painting?Tenali Stories · T06The Painter's Arrogance — Where Is the Flaw in the Painting?Read story → The Floating Palace in the Air — Where Does a Dream End?Tenali Stories · T07The Floating Palace in the Air — Where Does a Dream End?Read story → Vikatakavi — How Tenali Rama Earned His Most Famous TitleTenali Stories · T08Vikatakavi — How Tenali Rama Earned His Most Famous TitleRead story → Sold the Well… But Not the Water! — The Well-Water DisputeTenali Stories · T09Sold the Well… But Not the Water! — The Well-Water DisputeRead story → The Cat That Wouldn't Drink MilkTenali Stories · T10The Cat That Wouldn't Drink MilkRead story → The Golden MangoesTenali Stories · T11The Golden MangoesRead story → Whose Mango Tree Is It? — The Lie That Told the TruthTenali Stories · T12Whose Mango Tree Is It? — The Lie That Told the TruthRead story → The Three Dolls' Riddle — Which Doll Is the Greatest?Tenali Stories · T13The Three Dolls' Riddle — Which Doll Is the Greatest?Read story → The Wrestler's Test — Defeated by a Bowl of WaterTenali Stories · T14The Wrestler's Test — Defeated by a Bowl of WaterRead story → A Fistful of Grain — 1000 Gold Coins for a Single SeedTenali Stories · T15A Fistful of Grain — 1000 Gold Coins for a Single SeedRead story → Will Crossing the River Kill the King? — The Astrologer SpyTenali Stories · T16Will Crossing the River Kill the King? — The Astrologer SpyRead story → The Magician's Challenge — Agnivarna Tandula ChurnamTenali Stories · T17The Magician's Challenge — Agnivarna Tandula ChurnamRead story → Top or Bottom? — The Greedy Landlord's Share of the HarvestTenali Stories · T18Top or Bottom? — The Greedy Landlord's Share of the HarvestRead story → The Price of a SmellTenali Stories · T19The Price of a SmellRead story → A Pot Full of WisdomTenali Stories · T20A Pot Full of WisdomRead story → The Merchant Who Sold His ShadowTenali Stories · T21The Merchant Who Sold His ShadowRead story → Tenali's Donkey Trick — The Scholar Who Hid His FaceTenali Stories · T22Tenali's Donkey Trick — The Scholar Who Hid His FaceRead story →

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