One day King
Krishnadevaraya was extremely angry with Tenali Raman for a mistake that he had
committed.
He called
all the ministers, who too were very angry with Raman for bullying people in
the kingdom. The King decided to punish Raman for his unworthy behaviour. The
ministers decided to give the harshest punishment to Raman. They decided to
make good use of this God sent opportunity and gave him a very tough and harsh
punishment.
The
ministers told the King that Raman should sit near the sea every day and count
the number of waves, for the rest of his life. The King of Vijayanagar did
not anticipate that the ministers would spell such a harsh punishment to Raman.
Yet, he could say nothing.
From the
next day Raman was found sitting near the sea and counting the countless waves.
Anybody who did not know Tenali Raman’s ability would have empathised with him.
And even
such people had to wait for only three days before Raman’s quick wit came to
his aid.Three days
later all the fishermen from the kingdom were seen outside the King’s palace.
The King was
surprised and asked them what the matter was. They have been ordered not to
take their boats into the sea. Therefore they did not have anything to eat.
Their savings too have been reduced to nil. On hearing this, the King was
angered beyond words. He, at once wanted to know who gave such orders. The
ministers came back and told the King that Tenali Raman had given the orders.
The King
left the palace on his horse, riding towards the sea. Upon reaching the sea
shore he went in search of Raman, who was sitting in a very relaxed position,
throwing little pebbles on the shore. On seeing the King come towards him Raman
stood up and bowed in front of the king.
“What do you
think you are doing?” demanded the King. “Nothing, Maharaja. I was throwing
stones on the sand” said Raman innocently. The King was further angered. “Did
you tell the fishermen not to take their boats into sea? “, the King wanted to
know.
“Yes, Maharaja.
You told me to count the waves. If they take their boats into the sea the waves
made by their boats will interfere with the sea waves and I will not be able to
report the correct number to you. Therefore I asked them not to take the boats
till I finish counting the waves” said Raman in all earnest.
The King
ordered him to return to the palace at once!
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