FolktaleOthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 13th Story : The Girl who showed Great Devotion to the Thief. Did he weep or laugh?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started. And as he…
FolktaleVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 12th Story : The Brahman who died because Poison from a Snake in the Claws of a Hawk fell into a Dish of Food given him by a Charitable Woman. Who is to blame for his death?March 9, 2019Then the king went back under the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started as before. And…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 11th Story:The King who won a Fairy as his Wife. Why did his counsellor's heart break?March 9, 2019Then the king went as before to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started back. And the…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 10th Story: The Three Delicate Wives of King Virtue-banner. Which is the most delicate?March 9, 2019Then the king went to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder once more, and started toward the monk….
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 9th Story: The Four Scientific Suitors. To which should the girl be given?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder, and started. And the goblin spoke…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 7th story: The Mutual Services of King Fierce-lion and Prince Good. Which is the more deserving?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started. And as…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 6th Story: The Girl who transposed the Heads of her Husband and Brother. Which combination of head and body is her husband?March 9, 2019Then the king went back to the sissoo tree, put the goblin on his shoulder as before, and started in silence…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vetal's 5th story: The Brave Man, the Wise Man, and the Clever Man. To which should the girl be given?March 9, 2019Then King Triple-victory went back to the sissoo tree and saw the body with the goblin in it hanging there…
OthersVikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vampire's 4th story: King Shudraka and Hero's Family. Which of the five deserves the most honour?March 9, 2019Then King Triple-victory went back under the sissoo tree and caught the goblin, who gave a horse-laugh. But the king…
Vikram Aur Betaal / Baital Pachisi Vikram and Vetala: The Prince's Elopement. Whose fault was the resulting death of his parents-in-law?March 9, 2019The legendary king Vikramāditya (Vikrama) promises a vamachari (a tantric sorcerer) that he will capture a vetala (or Baital), a…