There was once a wrestler called Vijay singh. A tall man with massive shoulders and muscular arms, he towered over others like a giant. Vijay singh, people said was a born wrestler and could beat all other wrestlers in the words. this pahalwan had but one shortcoming which often landed him in awkward situations. He was fond of boasting. one day he was sitting in the market-place surrounded by several young men. After drinking many glasses of milk, he suddenly proclaimed "why are people afraid of ghosts? I am not. I wish I met a stout ghost. I'd teach him a lesson. There were murmurs of applause as well as apprehension among the young men. if you walk alone at night through the Haunted Desert, one them said you are sure to meet ghosts. They roam there freely. strange shrieks and moans can be heard all over the place. Travellers have been looted and killed would you really want to ho there? Vijay Singh's mighty heart missed a beat or two . why did he have to boast i have heard of the Haunted Desert he said nonchalantly. said one of his admirers This place id ten miles to the west on the road to jaisalmer The landmark is an ugly black rock that looks like the head of a camel Beyond that there is nothing but sand and wilderness and, of course, ghosts. Almost the entire village turned up that evening to bid farewell to vijay Singh, who was ready to set out west Just then an old woman came forward and thrust a small packet into his hands, and Vijay Singh started walking into the red sunset of the desert