Kathasaritsagara 12.22.2

12.22.2

āyāntaṃ taṃ ca rājānaṃ sa vetālo 'ṃsapṛṣṭhagaḥ /
jagāda bhūyo 'py etāṃ te rājan vacmi kathāṃ śṛṇu //

Then king Trivikramasena again went back to the aśoka-tree and took the Vetála from it, and set out with him once more; and as the king was going along, the Vetála, perched on his shoulder, said to him; " Listen, king, I will tell you another story."