Project Gutenberg 2017-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 566 Platts, John T. (John Thompson) 1830 1904 Platts, John Thompson Lallu Lal 1763 1825 Lal, Lallu Lullo Lal Vila, Mazhar Ali Khan, active 1805 Khan, Muzhar Ali Forbes, Duncan 1798 1868 The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite Translated From the Hindi Text of Dr. Duncan Forbes Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetala_Panchavimshati Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite" by John T. Platts et al. is a collection of traditional tales translated from Hindi, likely written in the early 19th century. This work showcases a blend of folklore, moral lessons, and supernatural elements, centering around themes of duty, justice, and the complexities of human behavior. The stories are framed by the character King Vikram, who engages with a sprite named Baitâl, who narrates various tales each ending with a moral quandary for the king to solve. The opening of "The Baitâl Pachchisi" introduces the core narrative and establishes King Vikram’s character. After the death of his brother, Vikram ascends to the throne and becomes a formidable ruler, respected across India. However, he renounces his kingdom to wander as a devotee. The story quickly unfolds into a series of interactions with the sprite Baitâl, who challenges Vikram with moral dilemmas and legends involving other characters, such as demons, kings, and mystical creatures. This structure sets the stage for a rich exploration of ethical questions, human emotions, and the consequences of actions in the subsequent tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Tales -- India Vampires -- India -- Folklore GR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 305198 2025-06-22T04:07:27.803704 text/html 294378 2024-10-23T02:04:46 text/html 253837 2025-06-22T04:07:32.109647 application/epub+zip 260478 2025-06-22T04:07:28.658684 application/epub+zip 179433 2025-06-22T04:07:28.217691 application/epub+zip 352627 2025-06-22T04:07:35.039611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324382 2025-06-22T04:07:31.721639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243485 2022-09-24T22:43:32.760607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264204 2025-06-22T04:07:27.466669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244263 2024-10-23T02:04:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17998 2025-06-22T04:07:35.201629 application/rdf+xml 8956 2025-06-22T04:07:28.336672 image/jpeg 1978 2025-06-22T04:07:28.274667 image/jpeg 227454 2025-06-22T04:07:27.834681 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia