King Vikramaditya took down the corpse and hanging it on his shoulder began walking. Baital, as usual, could not keep quiet. So, he started his story as follows:There was a kingdom called Gandhar. Its King was a law-abiding man. One of the laws was that it was illegal for a man to get involved with […]
King Vikramaditya was carrying the corpse back when Baital spoke. He said to King Vikramaditya, “I will tell you a story again to pass the time.” So, Baital told a story:There was a kingdom called Punyapur which was ruled by King Virbhadra. He had a loyal minister whose name was Satyamani. One day, Satyamani came
King Vikramaditya reached the tree, pulled down the dead body and putting it on his shoulder proceeded towards his kingdom. Baital said to him, “I will tell you a story to pass the time. Take note and reply to my questions honestly.” Then Baital told the story as follows:In the kingdom of Awanti lived a
The Emperor did not like staying in Surat. But quite often, he had to go there for administrative purposes. Now it was Birbal who had to provide the Emperor with some kind of recreation every day to keep him in a jovial mood.One day, the Emperor asked Birbal to put on some act. Birbal listened
King Vikramaditya reached the peepal tree. He pulled down the corpse again and put it on his shoulder. Then he started walking. On the way, Baital said to King Vikramaditya, “I really admire your courage and perseverance. I will tell you a story. After listening to the story, answer my questions. If you do not,
King Vikramaditya reached the peepal tree. He pulled down the corpse again and put it on his shoulder. Then he started walking. On the way, Baital said to King Vikramaditya, “I really admire your courage and perseverance. I will tell you a story. After listening to the story, answer my questions. If you do not,
Akbar’s mother died when he was very young. As he was just a baby, he needed mother’s milk for his nourishment. There was a nurse in the palace. She too had a baby and used to breast-feed it. She agreed to breast-feed young Akbar as well. So, both Akbar and the baby of the nurse
A furious King Vikramaditya followed Baital to the peepal tree. He pulled down the corpse and put it on his shoulder. Then he started walking. On the way, Baital said to him, “Vikram, listen to the story I am going to tell you.” Saying so, Baital began to tell the story as follows: Once, there
King Vikramaditya cautiously approached the peepal tree. The corpse was hanging upside down as usual. He took the corpse down. Placing it on his shoulder he marched towards his kingdom. On the way, Baital the ghost narrated his next story as follows:There was a beautiful princess named Chandralekha in the kingdom of Magadha. Many princes
One day, an old man came to a King’s court accompanied by his two blind sons. He said, “Your Highness! I have suffered huge losses in business. I would be highly obliged if you could lend me one thousand gold coins. I will leave my sons with you as guarantee. My sons are blind but
One day, the Emperor expressed his desire to see an angel and an ugly witch. He expressed his wish to Birbal.The next day, Birbal came to the court along with his wife and a prostitute. Then presenting his wife he said to the Emperor, “Huzoor, this is an angel. I get endless satisfaction and happiness
Long ago, there lived a king named Vikramaditya who ruled over Ujjain. He was the most famous and fearless of all the rulers of his time.One day, he was presiding over his court as usual when a hermit came there. He offered a fruit to the King. According to the King, the fruit had been
A servant, who used to make the Emperor’s bed in the royal bedroom, was one day tempted to lie on it for some time.The servant then secretly lay on it. But then he quickly got up for the fear that someone might see him.But a guard had already seen him getting out of the bed.
Once, Birbal fell ill and didn’t attend the court for many days. The Emperor got anxious and thought of visiting Birbal.So one day, he went to Birbal’s place. Birbal was very happy to see the Emperor.Birbal had become very weak due to his illness. The Emperor wanted to know if Birbal’s illness had affected his
Once, there arose a dispute between an oil-seller and a butcher. Failing to settle it by themselves, they went to Birbal.When Birbal asked the butcher about the dispute, he said, “I was selling meat in my shop when this oil-seller approached me. I needed some oil and went in to fetch a container. But when