One summer night, when Tenaliram and his wife were about to sleep, when he heard the sound

of rustling of leaves coming from outside. There was no even the slightest breeze blowing at that
time, so he presumed that there were some thieves hiding in the bushes. He understood that they
must be planning to rob his house in the night.
He thought of a plan said loudly to his wife, My dear, I have heard that some notorious thieves
are on the loose in our neighborhood. So lets hide all the jewellery and money that we have in
the well.
A little later, Tenaliram and his wife came out of the house carrying a big trunk, and dropped it
into the well. Then they went back inside the house, and pretended to go off to sleep.
The thieves waited for a while and then started drawing water from the well. They hoped to
empty the well and get the treasure. The thieves kept drawing out water the entire night. Towards
the day break, they managed to pull out the trunk, and when they opened it, they were extremely
shocked and disappointed to see only some big stones in it. They understood that it was
Tenalirams plan to outsmart them. Just then, In the Tenaliram came out of his house and said,
Thank you friends, for watering my plants. I must pay you for your labour.
Hearing this, the thieves fell at Tenalis feet for forgiveness. Tenali let them go when they
promised not to steal or rob anyone