विक्रम चरित (उज्जैन सम्राट् विक्रमादित्य - पराक्रम, न्याय एवं ३२ पुतलियों की कथा सटीक)

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CHAPTER XVI.
Vickramadetea re-assumes the form of a parrot, and the brahmin that
of a human being—The brahmin sells the parrot to the king of Wish-
noopoory, and returns to Oojein—The parrot decides an important
cause between a Zotinge or goblin and a brahmin's son.
KING VICKRAMADETEA and the brahmin Somedut now
re-assumed their former conditions, the latter taking his own
form and the king that of a parrot. Somedut was soon in-
formed of all that had occurred to the king in the palace of the
Princess Pudmavuntty, and of the successful termination
of Prince Duntsain's love affair. Somedut listened to the
particulars with the greatest wonder and admiration, espe-
cially as regarded the tales which Veytal had related in the
character of four different birds, which he had assumed for
the occasion,—namely, that of the parrot, the Shaloonky,
the peacock, and the Rajhouse,—and the wonderful and
incredible prodigies of which they treated. Vickramadetea
then requested the brahmin to do one thing more for him.
He said there was not far off a city called Wishnoopoory,
governed by a king named Gopichund. "He is, I have
heard," continued he, "endowed with many excellent
virtues; I wish you, therefore, to take me there, and to
sell me to him. Be satisfied with whatever price he may
offer you, and you will then be at liberty to spend the
remainder of your days in ease until I return to my king-
dom. Acquaint also my minister with the whole of my
adventures, so far as you know them, but be careful to keep
the matter a profound secret from every one else, until I
can recover my own body, which the traitor Koobjuck at
present possesses." The brahmin was extremely sorry to
hear Vickramadetea's wish to be sold, and said it went very
much against his inclination and his love for his sovereign
to do so. He begged Vickramadetea with great earnestness