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

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meet with his approval. He promised to instruct the Ba-
hooroopees in such arts as would be of use to them in their
mode of life, and said that by their means they would be
enabled to secure a good living. The chief of the Bahoo-
roopees became quite overjoyed at this, and returned thanks
to Heaven and to their winged benefactor for the promised
acquisition, with much sincerity and truth. It was now
late, the sun had performed his course, and the earth was
being gradually enshrouded in the dusky folds of night. It
was supper-time, and they partook of their evening meal in
company with the parrot, after which the chief of the Ba-
hooroopees entreated the parrot to reveal to them all he had
promised; but the parrot said that the night was far ad-
vanced, and that, besides, the place they then were in was
not suitable for the purpose, he therefore asked them to
accompany him to a fitter locality. The chief, accordingly,
prepared to set out with the parrot, selecting two nimble
and intelligent youths from his gang to be their companions.
Having arrived at a certain spot, favorable for imparting
the art, the parrot taught them the method of transmigra-
tion. He also taught them other things, to be effected by
the use of charms; and when they had sufficiently mastered
the whole, they renewed their thanks to the parrot for the
trouble he had been at, and for the invaluable boon he had
bestowed on them and their class. They then returned to
the place where they had left the remainder of their gang.
Early next day, after going through the ceremonies peculiar
to them, they sat down to their breakfast with joyous hearts,
and sent one of their number to the court to see if the king
appeared in public that morning. The messenger returned
with the news that the king was holding his court, sur-
rounded by his nobles and courtiers. The chief of the
Bahooropees instantly changed himself, by means of the
charm given to him by the parrot the previous day, into a
brave and monstrous warrior, with a complete suit of armour,
sword in hand, with a shield, and bow slung across him,
and a quiver full of arrows. One of the youths became,