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Tenali Raman – Tenali Raman y el jorobado
Tenali Raman once played a joke on the King Krishnadevaraya. The King was very offended and he ordered Tenali Raman to be executed. However Tenali Raman was very smart and the King wanted to make sure that Tenali Raman could not escape.
TranslateTenali Raman una vez le hizo una broma al rey Krishnadevaraya. El Rey se sintió muy ofendido y ordenó la ejecución de Tenali Raman. Sin embargo, Tenali Raman era muy inteligente y el Rey quería asegurarse de que Tenali Raman no pudiera escapar.
King Krishnadevaraya said to his guard. “Take him near the river and bury him in the soil up to his neck. Tenali Raman should not be able to move. Bring an elephant and crush his head!”
TranslateEl rey Krishnadevaraya le dijo a su guardia: “Llévalo cerca al río y entiérralo en la tierra hasta el cuello. Tenali Raman no podrá moverse. ¡Trae un elefante y aplasta su cabeza!”.
The guard took Raman to the river. The guard dug a deep pit and pushed Raman into the ditch. He filled it up with soil tightly so that Tenali Raman could not move. Only his head was visible above the ground.
TranslateEl guardia llevó a Raman al río. El guardia cavó un hoyo profundo y empujó a Raman a la zanja. Llenó con tierra compacta la zanja para que Tenali Raman no pudiera moverse. Solo su cabeza era visible por encima del suelo.
The guard said, “I will go and get the elephant.”
The guard left to fetch the elephant. He knew that Tenali Raman could not escape or run away since he could not move.
TranslateEl guardia dijo: “Iré a buscar al elefante.”.
El guardia salió a buscar al elefante. Sabía que Tenali Raman no podía escapar ni huir porque no podía moverse.
Tenali Raman was not worried at all. He said, “I will wait. Some help will come soon.”
A washer man came carrying a big bag of washed clothes. He had a hunchback. He was startled to see Tenali Raman’s head on the ground.
TranslateTenali Raman no estaba preocupado en lo absoluto. Dijo: “Esperaré. Pronto llegará algo de ayuda.”.
Llegó un lavandero con una gran bolsa de ropa lavada. Tenía una joroba. Se sorprendió al ver la cabeza de Tenali Raman en el suelo.
The washer man said, “Amazing! This man is buried and only head is visible”
Tenali Raman said, “Hi, how are you?”
TranslateEl lavandero dijo: “¡Increíble! Este hombre está enterrado y solo se ve la cabeza.”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “Hola, ¿cómo estás?”.
The washer man said, “Who are you and what are you doing here?”
Tenali Raman said, “I am also a washer man like you. Like you, I have a big hunchback. So I’m curing it.”
TranslateEl lavandero dijo: “¿Quién eres y qué estás haciendo aquí?”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “Yo también soy un lavandero como tú. Como tú, tengo una gran joroba. Así que la estoy curando.”.
The washer man said, “What? You also have hunchback?”
Tenali Raman said, “I always carried heavy wet clothes on my back for years and hence I have a hunch back. A great doctor said that I can easily straighten my back if I stand buried neck deep for just 12 hours in this special pit.”
TranslateEl lavandero preguntó: “¿Qué? ¿También tienes una joroba?”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “Siempre llevé ropa pesada y mojada en mi espalda durante años y, por lo tanto, tengo una joroba. Un gran médico dijo que puedo enderezar mi espalda fácilmente si permanezco enterrado hasta el cuello durante solo 12 horas en este pozo especial.”.
The washer man was very happy to hear that. He asked, “Did it really work?”
Tenali Raman said, “The doctor said it worked for all his patients. I have been under the ground for more than 12 hours. Maybe you can pull me out and we can check.”
TranslateEl lavandero estaba muy feliz de escuchar eso. Preguntó: “¿Realmente funcionó?”.
Tenali Raman dijo: “El médico dijo que funcionó para todos sus pacientes. He estado bajo tierra por más de 12 horas. Tal vez puedas sacarme y podamos comprobarlo.”.
The washer man dug the earth around Tenali Raman and pulled him up. Raman sprang up, standing straight. He pressed his back and said, “Wow, my hunchback has really gone! I am so happy”
TranslateEl lavandero cavó en la tierra alrededor de Tenali Raman y lo sacó. Raman se levantó de un salto y se paró derecho. Apretó la espalda y dijo: “¡Vaya, mi joroba realmente se ha ido! Estoy tan feliz.”.
Tenali Raman hugged the washer man. The washer man was very impressed. He told Tenali Raman that he also wanted to be cured
TranslateTenali Raman abrazó al lavandero. El lavandero quedó muy impresionado. Le dijo a Tenali Raman que también quería curarse
The washer man then said, “I have this bundle of clothes to be delivered to the palace. Can you deliver it for me? I will lie down in the pit.”
TranslateEl lavandero luego dijo: “Tengo este paquete de ropa que debe ser entregado al palacio. ¿Puedes entregarlo por mí? Me quedaré en el hoyo.”.
Tenali Raman said, “One washer man must always help another washer man. I will tightly bury you in this pit and deliver these clothes.”
TranslateTenali Raman dijo: “Un lavandero siempre debe ayudar a otro lavandero. Te enterraré muy bien en este pozo y entregaré esta ropa por ti.”.
The washer man gave the bundle of clothes to Tenali Raman and happily jumped into the pit. Tenali Raman filled and tightly packed the pit with mud.
TranslateEl lavandero le dio el paquete de ropa a Tenali Raman y felizmente saltó al pozo. Tenali Raman llenó y compactó el pozo con barro.
On the way, Tenali saw the guards approaching on an elephant. He covered his face, bent his back and walked slowly. The guards thought he was a washer man and ran to inform the king.
TranslateEn el camino, Tenali vio a los guardias acercarse en un elefante. Se cubrió la cara, inclinó la espalda y caminó lentamente. Los guardias pensaron que era un lavandero y corrieron a informar al Rey.
Meanwhile, the washer man was standing in the pit dreaming of having a straight back. He saw the elephant coming straight towards him. As the elephant came near, the washer man became very scared and began to shout for help.
TranslateMientras tanto, el lavandero estaba parado en el pozo soñando con tener la espalda recta. Vio que el elefante venía directamente hacia él. Cuando el elefante se acercó, el lavandero se asustó mucho y comenzó a gritar pidiendo ayuda.
The guards were surprised to see the washer man standing in the pit. They pulled him out of the pit and asked him about Tenali Raman. The washer man told his story and the guards became very angry.
TranslateLos guardias se sorprendieron al ver al lavandero de pie en el pozo. Lo sacaron del pozo y le preguntaron sobre Tenali Raman. El lavandero contó su historia y los guardias se enojaron mucho.
Raman delivered the clothes to the palace and went to the garden. He saw King Krishnadevaraya sitting in a chair and having his tea.
King Krishnadevaraya saw Tenali and became furious, “How did you escape?”
TranslateRaman entregó la ropa al palacio y fue al jardín. Vio al rey Krishnadevaraya sentado en una silla y tomando su té.
El rey Krishnadevaraya vio a Tenali y enfureció: “¿Cómo escapaste?”.
Tenali Raman told the entire story and they both laughed loudly. King Krishnadevaraya forgave Tenali Raman and asked him to always be his friend.
TranslateTenali Raman contó toda la historia y ambos se rieron a carcajadas. El rey Krishnadevaraya perdonó a Tenali Raman y le pidió que fuera siempre su amigo.
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