One calm night, Tenali Rama was resting at home. The moon was shining brightly. The cool breeze blew gently. Suddenly, Tenali Rama saw somebody moving from the nearby bushes. He could see two shadowy figures in the dark, hiding themselves behind the bushes. Tenali Rama concluded them to be thieves and decided to teach them a lesson. He went inside his house and spoke to his wife, "Listen Dear...." He continued loudly, "We need to safeguard all our valuables from theft. Bring a metal box." The thieves who heard all these words smiled at each other happily. Tenali Rama then whispered to his wife about his plan. He asked her to bring some bricks and put them in the metal box. He carried the metal box on his head and took it to the well in the backyard. He kept the box on the wall of the well and said, "My dear wife.... We must be careful. Thieves are waiting to steal our wealth. I want to safeguard the jewels and the money from them. This is the safest place in our house to safeguard our wealth." Saying these words to his wife, he dropped the box into the well. The box fell down into the water with a loud noise. S.....P.....L.....A.....S.....H.....!