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The noisy neighbours

Motubhai was a merchant. After earning a lot of money, he bought a big house. One afternoon, he lay down for a nap. He had barely closed his eyes, when suddenly he heard a strange sound. It sounded like a road engine. He went to the window and looked out.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 25, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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The Arab and the Camel

Hamid was travelling to a faraway village in the middle of a desert. He only had his camel for company. As night fell, Hamid quickly put up a tent. While it was very hot during daytime, the desert would get extremely cold at night. Hamid crawled into the tent, spread…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Smart wife

Sujata loved her kind-hearted husband, Madhav. Although poor, Madhav was a generous man. Every day he would bring guests home for lunch. Often, the couple would go hungry after serving guests. Sujata told her husband that it was difficult to feed guests when they were themselves struggling to have two…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Tenali Tales: Raman, the thief catcher

The kotwal (chief of police) of Vijayanagara was a worried man. A gang of thieves had entered the city, and a string of robberies had already taken place. The kotwal’s men could not lay their hands on the culprits. King Krishnadeva Raya was upset with the kotwal for failing to nab the thieves. The kotwal sought Raman’s help,…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Tenali Tales: Battle of wits

A great pundit came to Vijayanagara. He had mastered all the scriptures, and had won the admiration of learned men all over India. He had come to challenge the pundits in the court of King Krishnadeva Raya to face him in a debate. The scholars in Vijayanagara were reluctant to…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Tenali Tales: Face-saving formula

Krishnadeva Raya, the king of Vijayanagara, had ordered Tenali Raman to not show his face. Raman was waiting for an opportunity to win over the king.  One morning, Raman was surprised to see a tall, fat man being carried on a chair by four short and stout men. The procession…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 24, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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Moocha Raja and the crying prince

Raja Garga was the ruler of a small kingdom by the banks of a river. The king was kind at heart, but was short-tempered. He would bark out orders and expect them to be carried out immediately. Luckily, he was surrounded by wise ministers who would take the right decisions.…
  • by Krishna Rao
  • July 24, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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Moocha Raja finds his soulmate

One day, a monkey entered Moocha Raja’s bedroom through an open window. It sat on the window sill and watched a maid fanning the king, who was sleeping. The maid left on some errand. The monkey jumped into the room, picked up the fan, and started fanning the sleeping king.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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A sweet dish called Dubuku

Chandru was thrilled. His mother had permitted him to visit the neighbouring village on the other side of the stream to attend a feast. His aunt had invited him. Chandru loved to attend a feast where he could eat to his heart’s content. It was a long walk to the…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 23, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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The singer who couldn’t sing

Kalyan fancied himself as a great singer. He loved to sing. He believed in riyaz, or practicing various ragas. He would sit at home and begin to sing. But the moment he began singing, his father would shout at him: “Don’t start again, Kalyan. Go someplace where there’s no one around and practice.”…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 24, 2019
  • 3 minute read
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