Muladeva was a natural-born charlatan. He led his life by tricking people with his riddles, and especially influencing women who would fall for his tricks. But soon enough he would lose interest in the women and move on to the next town searching for more gullible people he could prey upon. One day Muladeva decided to visit Pataliputra along with his friend. “ We have fooled most of the naive people in our area. Let us go to a big city like Pataliputra, and try our luck” said Muladeva to his friend. But having reached Patliputra, he was in for a rude shock. In Patliputra a very beautiful, and intelligent young woman, made a fool of Muladeva with her riddles. Muladeva was deeply embarrassed as he lost his face in front of the townspeople. Crestfallen Muladeva vowed, “ I must marry this clever woman who humiliated me in front of so many people. I have to pay her back in kind with her own game of tricks.” He asked around and soon found out that she is a Brahmin’s daughter, well known for her wit and cleverness.