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Sheikh Chilli kept dreaming and didn't see the bull standing on the road!

Sheikh Chilli’s Grand Plan

One day Sheikh Chilli set out to sell mustard oil. He walked with an oil vessel on his head and dreams in his head. “I will get a good price for the oil. What shall I do with the money I’m going to earn?” he wondered. Just then a herd…
  • by Subba Rao
  • September 9, 2020
  • 1 minute read
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Baluram being checked by the doctor

Baluram’s secret

Baluram was the royal barber. Every month, a chariot would come to his house, to take him to the palace where he would give the king a royal haircut. Baluram’s friends teased him, “The king must be generous. A big tummy is a sign of prosperity.” Baluram would join his…
  • by Subba Rao
  • June 19, 2020
  • 2 minute read
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A trip to heaven

One morning, a farmer found that some animal had broken into his farm in the night and had eaten some of the sugar canes he was growing. He decided to keep a watch. In the middle of the night, he went to his farm to make sure no animal had…
  • by Subba Rao
  • August 19, 2019
  • 2 minute read
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Tenali Tales: Raman and the cat

The intelligence of animals was being discussed in the court of king Krishnadevaraya. “Cats are most intelligent,” said one minister. Others in the court agreed with the minister. They started describing how clever their own cats were. Each one claimed his own cat was the smartest. The king wanted to…
  • by Subba Rao
  • March 30, 2020
  • 2 minute read
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Tenali Raman and the weight lifter

Tenali Raman and his wife were on their way to Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagara. On the way, they passed through a village at the foot of a hill. The villagers had gathered in front of the village temple. Raman’s wife became curious and dragged her husband to the spot.…
  • by Subba Rao
  • March 30, 2020
  • 4 minute read
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Raman at Kali Ma's temple

Kali Ma’s gift to Raman

Tenali Raman was suffering from a bad cold. He kept blowing and wiping his nose. The nose turned red and his eyes swelled with tears. His wife brought to him a vessel filled with hot water. She put some herbs into it. As Raman inhaled the steam, the cold subsided…
  • by Subba Rao
  • July 10, 2020
  • 3 minute read
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