Vikram and the Vampire
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2022
Language: eng
Subjects: Tales -- India; Vampires -- India -- Folklore; Hindus -- Folklore; Fiction; Shorts
Description: <p><i>Baital Pachisi</i>, also known as <i>Vikram-Betaal</i>, is a collection of Hindu tales featuring King Vikramaditya as the hero. Eleven of these tales were adapted from Sanskrit to English by <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/richard-f-burton">Richard <abbr>F.</abbr> Burton</a> as <i>Vikram and the Vampire</i>.</p> <p>A tantric yogi is after King Vikram’s life because of the wrongdoings of his father. He fools the brave king into bringing him Baital (a vampire) hanging from a <i>siras</i> tree. Baital, in turn, traps the king in an endless loop of stories. If King Vikram answers any question posed by the vampire during his storytelling, the vampire will escape back to the tree, and the king will have to start again. Will King Vikram be able to escape Baital’s trap? What doom awaits the king when finally meets his nemesis?</p>