When Tenali Raman first came to Hampi, he wanted to meet the King. This is the story of how he did this easily. He went to the palace gate and when the guards asked him why they should let him, Tenali Raman said that he knows the King is kind and generous, and would definitely shower him with gifts as he had come from far away. Tenali Raman promised half of the gifts to the guard. He made the next guard the same promise to get in. When he got to the King, he ran and hugged him. Furious, the King ordered 50 lashes to Tenali Raman. He told the King that he had promised the guard half of his gift, so they should get half the lashes too. The impressed King gave Tenali Raman expensive clothes and made him his Court Jester.

Moral of the story: Greediness will get you in trouble.