Once Tenali, Ramans village was affected badly due to drought. All the ponds and wells became dry. In the rivers not even a drop of water was available, and all the people were starving. The people assembled in holy places and prayed for rains to come. The saints performed special prayers and recited holy books. But with all this, there was no rain. At that time one well-known saint came there.

As soon as the saint arrived it started raining. Very heavy and continuous rains! Everyone was happy. All people praised the saint for having brought rains. They said It is all due to the saints arrival. Otherwise, Tenali would have become a desert. Tenali Raman, who was very wise did not like these remarks. He said, The rains have come not because of the saint. Even if he had not come, rains would have come at the appropriate time. The people were not happy about this. They rebuked Tenali Raman and said: Why should you talk this nonsense and get a curse from the saint? They even wanted to beat him, but Tenali Raman started to tell a story. There were ripe fruits on a palm tree. Then a crow came and sat on the tree. This did not make any impact on the tree, but a ripe fruit which was about to fall, fell down. Seeing this, one fool said only because the crow came, the fruit fell.

At this time, the visiting saint arrived there. The people told him that Tenali Raman was a haughty fellow and that they wanted to beat him for his disgraceful behaviour. But the saint did not believe their words. As a humble and learned person, he wanted to speak to Raman. After talking to Raman for some time, the saint was surprised at his vast knowledge. He paid rich tributes to Raman for his knowledge and awareness of many matters. The saint advised Raman to go to Kalis temple at midnight and recite certain mantras from scriptures and that Kali would bless him. The people left the place feeling embarrassed at the sudden turn of events.