Tenali Rama found out the royal guru visited a prostitute house a few times a month. He caught him red-handed and threatened to reveal the secret to the kingdom.

Thathacharya wanted to preserve his respect and honor. So, he promised to do anything Thenali wanted. Tenali wanted to ride on the royal guru’s shoulder and was granted the wish. When Thathacharya was carrying Tenali Rama on his shoulders, the king spotted them. The king ordered his soldiers to catch hold of the guy sitting on top, thrash him nice and bring him to the king.

Tenali smartly switched places with the guru, telling him that he had sinned and wanted to correct it by carrying Thathacharya on his shoulders. The royal guru agreed hesitantly. Within no time, he was thrashed and dragged to the king, by the soldiers. The king was shocked to see Thathacharya instead of Tenali Rama and reprimanded the soldiers.

They then explained it was Thathacharya who was sitting on top, when they entered the street. Thathacharya also confirmed the same as he did not want to narrate the entire story. Tenali had a good laugh at the royal guru’s expense.

Moral – Never underestimate other