Vikramaditya's Love Story

This particular vetal inhabited a tree in a crematorium/graveyard and the only way it could be captured was by standing still and completely silent in the middle of the graveyard/crematorium. However, every single time the king tried this vetal would tempt him with a story that ended in a question the answering of which King Vikramaditya could not resist. As a result the vetal would re-inhabit the tree and the king was left to try again.
Only after relating twenty five tales does the vetal allow the king to bear him back to the sorcerer, hence the name Baital Pancsihi.
The vetal informs the king of the treacherous sorcerers’ true intentions. The sorcerer means to trick Vikramaditya, possessor of thirty two virtues, and sacrifice him to a Goddess

On following the vetal 's advice the king is blessed and granted a boon by Lord Indra. The king wishes
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the sorcerer to come back to life and wishes that henceforth he would have the help and advice of the vetal whenever he needed it.
The Baital Pansihi was originally written in Sanskrit and is said to be the inspiration for the Arabian Nights and subsequent collections of fantastic mythological tales.
King Vikramaditya
In days gone by, Vikramaditya, a great king ruled over a prosperous kingdom from his capital at Ujjain. Mighty as the sun - he was a king with immense love for learning as well as for adventure.
King Vikram sat in his court for hours every day, rewarding the virtuous, punishing the evil doers, and encouraging scholars, poets, musicians, and artists.
During such sessions, numerous people came to meet him. They brought for him gifts of jewels, gold or other precious things.
Among such visitors was a mendicant who, on every visit, presented the king with a fruit. The king accepted his humble gift with the same show of courtesy with which he would have accepted a diamond from a rich