Whose body, whose head?
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
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Whose body, whose head?
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Silver from a copper pot.
From the original text · Oral tradition
A story Birbal told the court.
From the original text · Oral tradition
Who deserved the gratitude?
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
A borrowed king.
From the original text · Oral tradition
A bird that only said Rama.
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And comes back with a message.
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A wedding riddle.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Why the elephant did not pull.
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The water is yours, the well is mine.
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Fourteen more riddles, one per book to come.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
The question Vikram could not answer.
From the original text · Vetala Panchavimshati (Baital Pachisi)
Birbal finds the thief without a search.
From the original text · Oral tradition
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