Folk Stories for Kids | Minister Veer of Vijaynagar Kingdom

Minister Veer was one of the most respected chiefs of the Vijaynagar kingdom. His job was to administer and ensure the smooth functioning of the royal palace. He usually started his mornings doing yoga in the royal garden. He loved its serene environment and found it a perfect place to begin his day. 


Managing the royal garden was part of his job, and its beauty often fetched Veer praises from the royal guests as well as the King Krishnadevaraya. Fragrant flowers of the garden not only made the air aromatic but also filled fragrant pride in Veer. 

He was very proud of gardener Ramu, who worked so hard in maintaining it. Whenever someone praised Veer for the garden, he never forgot to mention Ramu’s name. Ramu, too was happy to work under Veer’s leadership. 

Ramu stayed with his family in the small hut made in the garden. Veer often visited him in the hut after doing yoga. Today Ramu was not home; Veer was received by his daughter Rohini. Rohini was a beautiful girl and very generous too. She offered Veer buttermilk while he waited for Ramu. When Ramu came home, Veer expressed his desire to marry Rohini. Elated, Ramu accepted the proposal for his daughter but with one condition. 

‘Tell me your condition, Ramu,’ said Veer.

‘Sir, I will soon retire from the post of royal gardener. My family has been serving the royal palace from the last three generations. I want to continue this tradition. If you promise to hire my son in my place when I retire, I will marry my daughter to you,’ replied Ramu.

Veer made the promise. Rohini and Veer were pleased. 
After a few months, the time came to honor Ramu’s promise. Veer went to visit King to take his permission. But Veer was informed that King Krishnadevaraya has already hired a royal gardener. Disappointed, Veer came to meet Ramu. Hearing the news, Ramu became very angry and accused Veer of dishonoring his promise, and he called off Veer’s marriage with Rohini. Veer tried to convince Ramu. But he didn’t hear anything. 

In weeks, he fixed Rohini’s marriage with a farmer. Upset, Veer decided to take a break from the royal palace’s work. He mounted on his horse Badal and went to the outskirts of the Vijaynagar kingdom. He waited for the boatman’s arrival. The boat arrived with a passenger. Veer was about to board it when he saw two goons attack passengers. He jumped to rescue, he put a tough fight. He successfully saved a passenger’s life.

‘Thank you, nobleman, for saving my life,’ said passenger.

Veer boarded the boat and left. He came back to the Vijaynagar kingdom. He was surprised to see the same passenger work as a royal gardener. He remembered King Krishnadevaraya say that he had already hired someone. 

Veer shared his story with the passenger. Passenger promised to hire Rohini’s brother as his assistant gardener. Thrilled, Veer ran to Ramu’s hut and shared the news. Ramu accepted his mistake and happily married his daughter Rohini to Veer. 


Moral of the story- Sometimes you have to let things go. Sometimes you have to stop caring for a minute. The bottom line is this; when one person stops being a part of your life, another one will come and fill that empty space. Leave the ones who left in the past, right where they belong, and never look back. They would come back to you if they were yours.

Happy reading!

About the writer: 

Nisha B Thakur is the author of a Murder Mystery | The Unexpected Trail read at https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0BB88QHM5