Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vikrama and Vetala: ConclusionMarch 9, 2019So King Triple-victory came to the monk Patience with the body on his shoulder. And he saw the monk alone in…
FolktaleVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 22nd Story: The Father and Son who married Daughter and Mother. What relation were their children?March 9, 2019The king paid no attention to the terrible witch of night, clad in black darkness, with the funeral piles as flaming…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 21st Story: The Old Hermit who exchanged his Body for that of the Dead Boy. Why did he weep and dance?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder in spite of all its writhings,…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 20th Story: The Old Hermit who exchanged his Body for that of the Dead Boy. Why did he weep and dance?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, took the goblin, put him on his shoulder, and started for the…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 19th Story: The Man, his Wife, and her Lover, who all died for Love. Which was the most foolish?March 9, 2019Then the king went back under the sissoo tree, took the goblin on his shoulder, and set out in haste. And…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 18th Story: The Boy whom his Parents, the King, and the Giant conspired to Kill. Why did he laugh at the moment of death?March 9, 2019Then the king went to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started in silence. And…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 17th Story: The Youth who went through the Proper Ceremonies. Why did he fail to win the magic spell?March 9, 2019Then the king went back through the night to the cemetery filled with ghouls, terrible with funeral piles that seemed like…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 16th Story: The King who died for Love of his General's Wife; the General follows him in Death. Which is the more worthy?March 9, 2019Then the king went back under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started. And…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi The Fairy Prince Cloud-chariot and the Serpent Shell-crestMarch 9, 2019So the king walked along with the goblin. And the goblin said: “O king, listen to a story the like…
FolktaleVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 14th Story: The Man who changed into a Woman at Will. Was his wife his or the other man's?March 9, 2019So the king went back as before under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started toward the…