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Articles: Short Stories | Tenali Rama- Stories
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TENALI RAMA BECOMES A COURT JESTER
A jobless Tenali Rama one day listened to a scholar's lecture in the court of Krishnadevaraya. The theme was 'All is Maya'. Rama had a doubt. 'How about eating?' The scholar snubbed him. 'You're stupid. Even eating is an illusion! The food is on a plate, the next moment, it changes place.' he explained. The king prostrated before the pundit and sought his blessings. Rama was watching the happenings. As the scholar came out, Tenali Rama met him. 'Panditji, I propose to throw a banquet in your honour. Please accept my invitation.' The scholar agreed to be present. He reached Rama's house well in time. Rama requested him to be seated on a chair. Soon the place was full of guests who first greeted the pandit and then sat on the floor waiting to be served. Rama himself served them and looked after the guests who, after eating, got up, washed their hands and left one after another. The pandit, who was all the while expecting to be served, could not contain his anger. 'When will I be served food?' he asked Rama. 'Food?' countered Rama very casually. 'It's all Maya!' The pandit left the place in a rage and went straight to the king and complained that he had been insulted. The King sent for Rama and sought an explanation. 'How could I be so stupid as to serve food to punditji? Isn't food a Maya?' Krishnadevaraya understood what Tenali Rama was aiming at. He rewarded him with a ring and shawl and said, 'You're my Court jester from today!'
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