A monk been gifting the king precious jewels. When the king
asked why the monk has been giving him precious jewels, the monk replied by
saying he wanted a favor from the king. The kind hearted and brave king agreed.
The monk asked the king to go fetch a goblin who rested in sissoo tree in the
forest. The king agreed to do what the monk has asked of him. When the king
fetched the goblin, he told the king that he is going to tell him a story. The
first story the goblin told the king was about a prince falling in love with a
beautiful maiden and how his friend who is very intelligent helps to get them
together. At the end of each story the goblin makes the king answer his
question. If the king knew the answer to the question and kept his mouth shut,
then the king will have to face death. If the king answered the question, the
goblin will fly back in to sissoo tree. The second story was about three Brahmins
and how they all adored a woman who later fell in the hands of the death. When,
the woman was incarnated, all the Brahmins fought for her hand in marriage. The
Brahmin who slept with her ashes got to marry her. The third story was a
quarrel between a thrust and a parrot arguing who is bad, women or men. I did
not like how this story ended. It stated that men is more virtues than women!!
| Vikram and Betal stories |
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