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Here Be Dragons co-curated by Cressida Cowell and Toothless - opens 13 July. Admission included with ticket to the Galleries

1001 Stories Collection

King Vikram Solves a Riddle

Audio
1001 King Vikram
Added on 30th June 2020

Oral tradition Indian story

Family
1001 , Audio

A story about a wise king and a difficult riddle.

Story

Wise King Vikram solves a near impossible riddle.

Why we chose it

King Vikram Solves a Riddle was one of the stories in our original audio stories collection. These stories are particularly suitable for learning to re-tell.

Where it came from

King Vikram is a legendary king who was supposed to have lived in Ujjain in central India around a thousand years ago. He appears in many Indian folktales. He is a kind of Indian equivalent of King Arthur, and is held in high esteem for his wisdom, fairness and grace.

Associated stories

There is a very famous set of 25 stories called Vikram and the Betal (Vampire/Ghoul) sometimes known as The King and The Corpse. The Betal attaches itself to the king’s back and asks him a riddle story, if he answers correctly he is free. The king does, and survives the night, but the vampire returns the next night with a fresh story riddle!

Added on 30th June 2020

Oral tradition Indian story

Family
1001 , Audio