वेताल पच्चीसी चौदह

vetal pachchisi pachchis kathaoan se yukt ek lokakatha granth sangrah hai. ye kathayean raja vikram ki nyay-shakti ka bodh karati haian. vetal pratidin ek kahani sunata hai aur ant mean raja se aisa prashn kar deta hai ki raja ko usaka uttar dena hi p data hai. usane shart laga rakhi hai ki agar raja bolega to vah usase roothakar phir se pe d par ja latakega. lekin yah janate hue bhi saval samane ane par raja se chup nahian raha jata.

chaudahavian kahani

ayodhya nagari mean viraketu nam ka raja raj karata tha. usake rajy mean ratnadatt nam ka ek sahookar tha, jisake ratnavati nam ki ek l daki thi. vah sundar thi. vah purush ke bhesh mean raha karati thi aur kisi se bhi byah nahian karana chahati thi. usaka pita b da du:khi tha.
isi bich nagar mean khoob choriyaan hone lagi. praja du:khi ho gayi. koshish karane par bhi jab chor pak d mean n aya to raja svayan use pak dane ke lie nikala. ek din rat ko jab raja bhesh badalakar ghoom raha tha to use parakote ke pas ek adami dikhaee diya. raja chupachap usake pichhe chal diya.
chor ne kaha: tab to tum mere sathi ho. ao, mere ghar chalo.
donoan ghar pahuanche. use bithalakar chor kisi kam ke lie chala gaya. isi bich usaki dasi ayi aur boli, "tum yahaan kyoan aye ho? chor tumhean mar dalega. bhag jao."
raja ne aisa hi kiya. phir usane fauj lekar chor ka ghar gher liya. jab chor ne ye dekha to vah l dane ke lie taiyar ho gaya. donoan mean khoob l daee huee. ant mean chor har gaya. raja use pak dakar rajadhani mean laya aur use sooli par latakane ka hukm de diya.
sanyog se ratnavati ne use dekha to vah us par mohit ho gayi.
pita se boli: maian isake sath byah karooangi, nahian to mar jaooangi.
par raja ne usaki bat n mani aur chor sooli par lataka diya. sooli par latakane se pahale chor pahale to bahut roya, phir khoob hansa. ratnavati vahaan pahuanch gayi aur chor ke sir ko lekar sati hone ko chita mean baith gayi.
usi samay devi ne akashavani ki: maian teri patibhakti se prasann hooan. jo chahe so maang.
ratnavati ne kaha: mere pita ke koee putr nahian hai. so var dijie, ki unase sau putr hoan.
devi prakat hokar bolian: yahi hoga. aur kuchh maango.
vah boli: mere pati jivit ho jayean.
devi ne use jivit kar diya. donoan ka vivah ho gaya. raja ko jab yah maloom hua to unhoanne chor ko apana senapati bana liya.
itani kahani sunakar vetal ne poochha: he rajanh, yah batao ki sooli par latakane se pahale chor kyoan to zor-zor se roya aur phir kyoan hansate-hansate mar gaya?
raja ne kaha: roya to isalie ki vah raja ratnadatt ka kuchh bhi bhala n kar sakega. hansa isalie ki ratnavati b de-b de rajaoan aur dhanikoan ko chho dakar us par mugdh hokar marane ko taiyar ho gayi. stri ke man ki gati ko koee nahian samajh sakata.
itana sunakar vetal gayab ho gaya aur pe d par ja lataka. raja phir vahaan gaya aur use lekar chala to raste mean usane yah katha kahi.

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