: Suspenseful stories featuring King Vikram and the ghost Bethala, each ending with a riddle. Tenali Ramakrishna Kathalu
“These stories were our first teachers,” says Prof. Lakshmi Prasad, a retired Telugu literature professor. “A child may not sit through a lecture on the importance of presence of mind, but they will never forget how the crow dropped pebbles into the pot to drink water. The narrative was the vehicle for the lesson.” telugu stories for children