UNIT – 8 The Clever Ramalinga Many years ago, there was a poet in the court of Vijayanagar. His name was Ramalinga. He was a very clever man. There are many stories about him. Here is one of them. Ramalinga’s wife had a lot of jewels. She wore them in the day. At night she put them away, in a box. She kept the box in her bedroom. Ramalinga had two servants. They were rogues. One day, they decided to steal the jewels. One servant said, “We’ll steal the jewels in the night.” The other said, “Yes, in the night, they’ll sleep. Then we’ll take away the box.” Ramalinga was standing behind them and over heard what they had said. It was dark, so they did not see him. It was eleven o’clock in the night. The servants went to the bedroom and looked in. Ramalinga and his wife were not asleep. Ramalinga knew that the servants were near. He said loudly to his wife, “There are many thieves in the town. You have a lot of jewels. We must keep them safe. I have a plan. We shall put all the jewels ...
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