Interesting tales of the mighty king Vikram and the willful ghost Betaal, which have enchanted the young and the old alike. Through these tales children will learn about the myriad of tricky questions that Betaal poses while riding the king’s back, and the quick, witty and thoughtful answers that king Vikram gives with his presence of mind. The book is replete with colourful pictures to give wings to the children’s imagination.
The stories are average and hastily done with although there is some moral and teaching coming out of every tale. There are numerous stories under the title of Vikram and Baitaal originally. King Vikramaditya kept chasing Baitaal whole night and answered his questions correctly every time. Baitaal got pleased with the courage and determination of the righteous king and finally revealed to him the wicked tantrik's evil plot who actually wanted to kill the king. King Vikramaditya as advised by the Baitaal went to the tantrik with the corpse. When tantrik cunningly asked him to be a part in some rituals, the alert king pulling his sword killed him there only. In this way gaining the power and blessings of Baitaal, the righteous king ruled his kingdom for many years to come.
The stories are average and hastily done with although there is some moral and teaching coming out of every tale. There are numerous stories under the title of Vikram and Baitaal originally. King Vikramaditya kept chasing Baitaal whole night and answered his questions correctly every time. Baitaal got pleased with the courage and determination of the righteous king and finally revealed to him the wicked tantrik's evil plot who actually wanted to kill the king and rule in his place. King Vikramaditya as advised by the Baitaal went to the tantrik with the corpse. When tantrik cunningly asked the king to assist himself in the rituals, the alert king took out his sword and killed him there only. In this way gaining the power and blessings from Baitaal, the mighty king Vikramaditya ruled his kingdom for many years to come.
These stories take me, the reader, down memory lane. Because The Tales of Vikram and Betaal are stories that were told to me as bedtime tales first, and then when I was older, I gorged on them from books borrowed from the library. I liked the illustrations accompanying the stories, and they were quick and fun to read. But I found many places where a bit of editing could have made it better. Both children and elders would enjoy the tales. An hour's read. Not more.
Nice books for kids and young Indians who are now these days more on Games of throne rather than Vikramaditya throne. Short, sharp and wisdom full story of Vikram and Betaal..
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to read this collection. However this one didn't contain the couple of stray stories I read in Hindi newspapers a long time ago. Even so, it was fun.
Entire stories revolve around patience, wisdom and determination. Good read for kids. Enjoyed the book very much and recommend it to kids around 8-10 age group.
It was an interesting book because it shows how much wisdom is needed to be a great king like King Vikramaditya. It also shows how much stories Betaal knows. I rate this book FIVE STARS!!!!!! By Adhvik Balaji
In this book, there are many stories that Betaal (the ghost) tells to Vikram and there are very good questions which Betaal asks Vikramaditya. Finally, the ghost surrendered to Vikramaditya.
There is literally no story as good as Beetal and Vikram. They are and will be famous forever. Their tales have something unique in them. That nostalgia, that truthiness and fun all above.