Vikramaditya picked up Vetal from the Ashoka tree, placed him on his shoulder and started walking silently in the pitch darkness. As they walked on quietly, Vetal said to the king Vikramaditya, ‘ O King you are an exceptionally brave and wise man. So allow me to tell you a tale for your amusement. Listen carefully and answer my question at the end.” Thus Vetal began narrating the tale of Dhaval-