Tenali Raman Story - Meat Eating Horse

credit: third party image referenceTenali raman, the famous court jester of the renowned Vijayanagaram Empire of Krishna Devarayar. The empire was famous for its glory and wealth and it was In the state of Andhra Pradesh of modern India. The vijayanagaram kingdom was established in 1336 AD. The period of Krishna Devarayar is considered as the Golden Era of the Vijayanagaram Empire.

credit: third party image referenceHorse is a vegetarian. But sometime it has to be turned into a non-vegetarian also when it matters. Here is the story of how Raman turned his horse to a non-vegetarian

It has an evening on a rainy day. Raman did not expect rain on that day. He set out riding the horse. After some time, it began to rain. He did not return, but continued his journey. Rain continued unabated. Raman traveled further. He was drenched in water.

credit: third party image referenceWhen he started shivering, Raman entered a nearby shop. The horse was kept in front of the shop. Meat cutlet was selling at the shop. He was shivering. But people seemed surrounding the stove. Raman was in a fix.

‘My horse is hungry. it wants four meat cutlets’, Raman told the shop keeper. But people wondered. ‘Will the horse eat meat cutlet?’ ‘I want to see the horse’, one man said and walked outside the shop to see the horse. Everybody followed the man. They all began to look at the strange horse. Raman in the meantime sat near the stove and dried his dresses. The shivering and coldness of the body also disappeared. The rain also receded. Raman bought cutlet and went outside. He showed cutlet to the horse. But the horse did not pay any attention. Raman gave the cutlets to a dog standing nearby. He rode on the horse. The people curiously looked at the Raman and not at the horse.