Once, Tenali was at a campfire with the army soldiers. The soldiers shared stories about their exciting experiences and sarcastically asked if Tenali had any such story worth talking about. Tenali told them he had once found a large dacoit sleeping in a tent by the river. He was a dacoit who was terrorizing everyone […]

Here’s another witty number from the Tenali Raman’s stories for kids. This is a story of a great Pandit who came to Vijayanagar. He claimed that he could defeat anyone with his knowledge. The King’s minister debated with him and lost. Then it was Tenali Raman’s turn. He told the Pandit that they would debate […]

This is the story of King Krishnadevaraya and how he bought some horses(or how he tried to buy some horses). When an Arabian horse trader came to him with his horses, Krishnadevaraya was impressed by them and wanted to buy all of his horses. He straightaway gave the money for all the horses to the […]

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 […]

In the King’s court, there was a very orthodox teacher named Tathacharya who belonged to the Vaishnavite sect. He looked down on other people, especially the Smarthas – covering his face with a cloth whenever he saw people from this and other sects. Fed up of this behaviour, the King and other courtiers went to […]

King Krishndev Raye was very happy with Tenali Raman’s service to Vijaynagar. So he decided to gift Tenali, the revenue of one entire village of Vijaynagar. However, Krishndev Raye forgot to process the paper work for the proposal and the gift remained distant dream for Tenali.. But Tenali Ram was not going to give up […]

One upon a time, An Arabian Horse trader visited Vijayanagar. The trader had a Strong, long tailed, muscular horse. King Krishndev Raye was impressed with the trader’s horse. He immediately purchased the horse from trader. Trader was clever. As soon he realized that king is flattered by his horse, he told the King that he […]

King Krishndev Raye was gifted 3 precious flower pots by his ally. These flowerpots were so beautiful that they became dearest to the King. The King appointed a special servant to clean and look-after the flowerpots. Once a mouse passed over one of pot. The pot trembled and fell upon the ground. Needless to say […]

Tenali Raman got a new well dug in his backyard. According to Tenali’s family tradition, a new well was always worshiped before being used. King Krishndev Raye was also present at the ceremony. Looking at this strange tradition, Krishndev Raye became playful. Next day, the King sent an invitation to all the royal courters that […]

In the Kingdom of Vijayanagara, there lived a man named Ramaya. The rumour was that if one saw Ramaya in the morning, they would be cursed and not be able to eat the whole day. Hearing this, the King wanted to test it out for himself. The guards made the arrangements for Ramaya and set […]