https://www.pitara.com/tags/fish-and-food/Recent content in Fish and Food on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/folktales/the-court-jester-and-the-hilsa-fish/Sat, 15 Sep 2001 17:39:29 +0000https://www.pitara.com/fiction-for-kids/folktales/the-court-jester-and-the-hilsa-fish/<p><em>Maharaja Krishna Chandra was the king of Bengal during the middle ages. It was customary for kings in those days to patronise talented people. So every king had his own court poets, artists, singers, town planners, architects and what have you. And plenty of ministers to advise him on different matters.</em></p> <p>And every king had a court jester. The jester was a very important person for his ability to make people laugh and feel happy. Solving the problems of the kingdom and dealing carefully with rival kings meant a lot of tension. So he needed someone to make his tension lighter with his jokes – and help him with unexpected advice where no one else could help. That was the job of the court jester.</p>