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Tenali Raman found the painter who had Tenali Raman takes the peacocks to the court
painted the peacock red. after two weeks.
Very well done, Tenali.
You will be given a
You painted the
Yes. thousand gold coins. These
peacock red, isn’t it?
red peacocks are beautiful.
I want a favour from you. Now
just paint ten more peacocks in
the same colour. Do not worry, Your Majesty, it is not required. All that I
I will not get you punished. need is a bucket of water, some red paint
and a gold coin for the artist who painted
Right. I’ll do that. them.
Chatur Pandit, you tried to cheat Kindly let Chatur Pandit go, and reward the
me. Now you will be punished. artist for his efforts.
You are absolutely right, Tenali Raman.
The artist will be given a gold coin.
Chatur Pandit, you’re banished from
the court for a month. You must return
all the gifts that you received earlier.
Lord, to impress you, he tried this clever
trick and wanted to get some money by
doing so. You need not spend needlessly
on such things that look rare and
astonish you. Everyone in the kingdom
should be prosperous. But we should not
display wealth. I’m sorry, Your Majesty.
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