Virvar
The Vetala Panchavimshati is a collection of stories involving a Vetala (a spirit that haunts corpses) and a legendary king, King Vikramaditya of Ujjaini. The King, for certain reasons, had to fetch the vetala, and to fetch him in total silence. The Vetala insisted on telling stories and demanding answers to the problems these stories posed, Being wise, Vikramaditya knew all the answers. Knowing them, he had to answer. Answering, he broke the silence imposed upon him, thus letting the Vetala escape again and again to his perch on anear by tree. The result is a collection of stories that raise questions of justice, fair play, character, good and bad, etc. that trouble most people in their journey through life. CHATURANG KATHA has already brought you the first Vetala story - Padmavati. In this story We bring you two more - VIRVAR and MADHU MAVATI.

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