Tenali Ramakrishna and the Cats - A story from the court of Vijayanagar about the one man who saw what everyone else missed.

The kingdom had a rat problem.

The solution was simple - give every household a cat.

But cats need milk.

So give every household a cow.

The cats grew fat and happy.

The rats stayed exactly where they were.

Tenali Ramakrishna watched all of this very carefully.

Then he boiled a bowl of milk.

What happened next became one of the most beloved stories in Indian folklore - and a five hundred year old answer to a problem you probably have right now.