Listen to it very carefully, King Vikramaditya said, “Vetaal, no matter how many stories you
tell me and ask questions, I will keep giving proper answers to every question, but I will not
let you go away from me. No matter how many times you y back, I would keep you in the
teapot every time.” After some time, the princess gave birth to a son. The whole kingdom
was lled with joy. Suddenly, the princess came out and blisters appeared all over her body.
Hearing this, King Vikramaditya started laughing. Betal was surprised. King Betal remained
quiet and the king moved ahead. Madan and Ratan promised not to go back. When Betal
promised not to go back, King Vikramaditya was very happy. Betal said, “Sadhu’s ashram is
about to come. You should listen to one more story of mine. It is possible that this may be
the last story.” The king said, “This time you will also have twenty- ve stories.” Betal said,
“Yes, these twenty- ve stories will be known as Betal Twenty- ve.
