Long, long ago, when kings were ruling Sri Lanka, there lived a famous court jester by the name of Andare. By his many tricks and witty jests, he amused the king and the queen at all times of the day. He was therefore allowed much liberty at the court.
One morning, when he went to the palace, he saw some sugar spread out to dry, on a mat in an inner courtyard. He pretended not to know what it was and asked the King, “Your Majesty, what is this stuff on the mat?”
“It is a kind of white sand, Andare,” replied the King. “Do you want some of it?”
"Ohh no load how can eat sand" Andare replyed
Andare wanted to eat sugar some how.
So he thought of a strategy. He went home and explained it to his son. He told his son to run to the castle and say his mother had died.
Then Andare returned to the castle. He saw his son running towards him sreaming:
" Father, mother has died."
Then Andare also cried and they jumped onto the mat of sugar.
"Son, there is nothing left to do. All we can do is eat this sand."
They ate the sugar until it was almost finished.
The king knew Andare had tricked him again.
"Take the sugar home” he said to Andare “Place a little of it in your dead wife’s mouth. Perhaps she may come back to life!”
Then Andare returned to the castle. He saw his son running towards him sreaming:
" Father, mother has died."
Then Andare also cried and they jumped onto the mat of sugar.
"Son, there is nothing left to do. All we can do is eat this sand."
They ate the sugar until it was almost finished.
The king knew Andare had tricked him again.
"Take the sugar home” he said to Andare “Place a little of it in your dead wife’s mouth. Perhaps she may come back to life!”
Andare at the Royal Pond
Usually Andare would accompany the King and his Ministers to the Royal Pond. Deciding to play a prank on Andare the Ministers each took an egg with them to the pond one day. At the pond a Ministers asked who could dive under and come back with an egg, and all the Ministers dived in and emerged with an egg. Andare too dived, but understanding the prank, he suddenly emerged from the water crying " cock-a -doodle doo, you are all hens and I am the only cock."
Andare's wife and the Queen
One day the Queen said she wished to meet Andare's wife. Andare quickly consented, but said, "Your Majestry, my old woman is slightly deaf so you must speakloudly when you talk to her". The queen agreed. He then went home and told his wife that the queen was deaf! Andare then took his wife to the Queen. The queen and Andare's wife started communicating, both yelling from each end. The King hurried over to see why the women were yelling. When the King heard about the trick he was tickled.
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