King and the 3 sons

Once upon a time there was a king known as Amarashakti who ruled over a kingdom called Mahilaropyam in South India.  He was a clever and good ruler.  He was blessed with 3 sons.  But to his utter disappointment all the 3 of his sons were dim wits.

The king was very upset and disappointed with his sons.  He was worried about the future of his kingdom and its people because non of his son was capable of becoming a king and guiding his country or protect it from foreign invations.

He summoned his ministers and conducted a meeting so as to how to educate his sons and how to make them into capable kings.

One of the minister suggested the name of a learned guru named Vishnu Sharman, a great scholar who was respected by his disciples. 

The minister said  “He is the most competent person to tutor your children. Entrust them to his care and very soon you will see the change.” 

The king summoned Vishnu Sharman to his court and pleaded to him saying, "Oh learned one,  you are the only one in this world who can tutor my sons, so that they can become good kings and lead the country.  If you succeed in this,  I will makr you the leader for 100 villages".

To this Vishnu Sharman said  "Oh king,  I am not interested in any of the village you are offering.  But I will accept the challenge and educate your sons.  In case I am going to fail in this task I will change my name".

The king called his sons and handed them over to the Guru.

The Guru took them to his ashram and started educating them regarding the five strategies of life "THE PANCHATANTRAS'.

Vishnu Sharman kept his words and made the 3 sons of the good king into learned men in 6 months time. 

Since then, Panchatantra became popular all over the world as children's guide in solving problems of life.