India from the 4th to the 5th century AD King Vikramaditya's subjects were fed up with the thief There were a series of thievery incidents in the capital King Vikramaditya himself called the city-lord and asked him to catch the thief But where is the thief! The thief kept on increasing.

Now King Vikramaditya himself came out in disguise to search for the thief So he hid himself on one side of the capital's square Once upon a time, the highway became jhumkum The king woke up Late at night, King Vikramaditya saw four innocent people from all four sides standing at the square.

King Vikramaditya's sixth sense became alert He called the people to him in a gesture They came to King Vikramaditya slowly and asked for his identity Vikramaditya replied, "His name is Prajapala He is a thief Waiting for a companion " The people said, " They want to take him along.

A businessman has returned home after earning a lot of money abroad They are going to bet on his house today Come with Prajapala Vikramaditya understood that they are a gang of thieves He said," The thief has stolen more money than the merchant has done "The thief said," It is a very dangerous business to steal from the palace.

"Vikramaditya said," There is no worry about staying in Prajapala Now let's talk about the division The thieves said, "It will be equal " All five will get equal shares.

All of them were present in front of the palace Before entering the palace, Vikramaditya said that everyone needs to know what skills they have The first thief said that I can tell what is inside the house by sniffing the air The second said that I can open all the locks with my hands.

The third thief said that I can never forget the voice I hear The fifth said that I can understand the language of animals This time the four thieves asked about Vikramaditya's skills Vikramaditya replied that he has the ability to avoid the scepter if caught The thieves said that they were afraid of the scepter.

Then the group of thieves entered Rajpuri with the disguised Vikramaditya Then everyone picked up a box of gold Suddenly a fox called in the distance.

The third thief said,'Stop, all of you 'The fox said,'The owner of the house is watching With what courage you have come to steal Today you should go back 'The thieves were a little scared Then Vikramaditya said,'The king, the owner of this palace, is now sleeping comfortably on the seventh floor of the house!'They got the idea of the so-called'torch '.

Then the five stole five boxes of gold At that time the fox called out again This time the fox asked a dog,'Why is the dog still silent when he sees the treasure being stolen?'The dog said,'The owner himself is watching 'So, he had nothing to do The thieves were again alarmed.

Vikramaditya gave them a rest He was not afraid Everyone came out of the palace Everyone was happy to find a box in the square.

This was possible because of Prajapala The thieves thanked him profusely Then they said goodbye, wishing to meet at the old place the next day It was okay Everyone would be standing at the crossroads with a lemon for the convenience of the family King Vikramaditya returned home and went to sleep.

Meanwhile, the palace was bustling with activity The treasury superintendent saw that five boxes of gold had been stolen from the treasury The principal himself had an idea He removed one box and announced that a total of six boxes had been stolen The news reached King Vikramaditya's ears He called the city governor.

The burglary was happening in the merchants'house Now the king's house! If the thief could not be caught immediately, the watchman would have to suffer the scepter.

The Nagarpal came home, consulted his wife, and surrendered to the king He said he was not successful So he wanted to get the scepter King Vikramaditya relented Then he said, "After evening, four men with lemons will stand at the city square They must be brought " The Nagarpal deployed camouflage traps.

Then he brought four thieves before the king King Vikramaditya said that six gold boxes had been stolen from the treasury They must be deposited Otherwise they would be put to death The thieves did not admit to the theft The guards then took them to the slaughterhouse to be executed.

On the way, the third thief told his companions, "I have heard the voice, yesterday's companion was the king himself " Then everyone decided to return the stolen boxes and ask for forgiveness from the king. At their request, the guards took them back and presented them to king Vikramaditya. The thieves said, ".

Your Majesty, yesterday you were with us and said that I have no fear of the scepter So save us " The thieves said that they returned all the boxes King Vikramaditya forgave them They promised that they would never steal again in their life.

Then King Vikramaditya gave them all the zamindari of a hundred villages On the other hand, the greedy principal of the treasury was punished The gang of thieves outside recognized the thief of the house!.

References: Vikramacharitra: Jain poet Shubhashil Chapter VIII, verse 1329-1400 Composition 1499 Vikram Sambat (1422 CE).