Searching for Tenali Raman short stories in English? Here’s one that we love. This is the story of Vidyulatha of Vijayanagara Kingdom. She was intelligent and had a vast knowledge of ancient books and fine arts. But she was also arrogant. In the story, she was put to shame by a wood seller who wanted her to pay a handful of grain. He said that if she doesn’t pay exactly a handful, she will have to pay him a 1000 gold coins. The heated argument was taken to court, and the judge was impressed by the firewood seller’s intelligence. Vidyulatha had to pay him a 1000 gold coins and take off her board of intelligence from outside her house.

Moral of the story: One should always be humble and grateful for his achievements and intelligence.