11th STORY OF BHETHALA

THE STORY OF THREE QUEENS

Without feeling tiresome and bore, Vikramadithya had again reached the Moduga tree and climbed up to bind the corpse. He had kept the corpse on his shoulder and walking towards destination.

The Bhethala in the corpse started to tell a story. He said, “Rajeswara! [It means you are like God Eswara among kings.] Please hear. In the past, a king by name Vamse Kethuvu was ruling Delhi Nagaram. He had 3 queens. They were famous for their beautiful and delicate bodies.

One the day evening, the king was walking in the royal garden along with this second queen. A butterfly had sat on the flowers on her head. With the weight of butterfly, she had felt head ache and got unconscious. The servant-maids had done treatment to her with cool sandal and drinks.

On the next day night, the king was chatting with her elder queen on the terrace. It was full moon day. Due to moon’s bright light, her delicate body got reddish blisters. She became unconscious. The servant-maids served her with cool water sandal and drinks.

On the next day, the king was hearing music along with his third queen. At that time, there was heard a mortar’s & Pestle’s sound. By hearing such sound, her palms became reddish with blisters. She became unconscious. The servant-maids had served her by applying butter in her hands.

Bhethala said, “Oh Vikramadithya, tell me. Among these three queens, who is most delicate?’

Vikrmadithya said, “The second queen had experienced the weight of butterfly on her head. The first queen had experienced the hotness of moon light. But the third queen felt the difficulty by hearing the sound of pestle without its experience physically. Hence, the third queen is most delicate among the three queens.”

Silence had broken.

Bhethala had disappeared.

OUT COMING SKILLS: In this story, though the three Queens are delicate, Vikramadithya had decided the third Queen is most delicate. His analysis is most convincible. Children can enjoy this and absorb this analytical thinking.