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Vikram and the Vampire

by Richard F. Burton

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Synopsis

Vikram and the Vampire is a famous legendary tale of indian origin written in Sanskrit and has been translated by the British writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. The theme of the story is the conversation between Vikram the King and Vetala the Vampire.  Vikram promises a tantric that he would bring the Vetala to the Tantric. Vetala agrees to come along with him provided the king is able to solve a riddle told by the Vetala after small stories.  An example of one story is as below.

A King and his son wins a war and bring the Queen and Princess of the kingdom to their home. Son marries Queen and King marries the Princess.  If both couple were blessed with a children, what would the relationship between the babies.

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