Author's Note: I based my story on the Ramayana stories I read this week.
Bibliography: TinyTales from the Ramayana, Laura Gibbs. https://sites.google.
Story:
Ravana's real name was Dashagriva. He was born with ten heads and ten pairs of arms. He was one of three children, born from Vishrava and Kaikasi. He was granted immortality by Brahma. Vibhishana and Kumbhakarna were his brothers.
Ravana got his name from Shiva and became his devoted servant. Shiva granted Ravana a beautiful woman named Mandodari and they bore a son named Meghanada. Ravana's father bore another son and named him Vaishravana. He became the guardian of the world.
Ravana claimed the city of Lanka. He went on to defeat Yama, the god of Death. This made the gods very fearful. In order to hide from Ravana, the gods disguised themselves as animals. Eventually, Ravana was cursed and was promised to be destroyed. Ravana went to fight the Vali, the monkey king but became his ally.
Ravana's brother, Vibhandaka bore a son and named him Rishyasringa. He was supposed to remain hidden, but he defied isolation orders. He went out to find a woman and bear a son.
King Dasharatha was granted, sons. Rama was born. Rama falls in love with Sita and heroically lifts the bow, completing her father's challenge to win Sita.
King Dasharatha needed one of his sons to succeed him. He was worried that Rama would renounce the world. Kaikeyi turns Dashratha against Rama and Rama is exiled. The King is filled with guilt. He cannot even leave his own bed. The King dies, with no sons by his side. Bharata and Shatrughna do not know that their father has died. When they return, they learn about their father's death and their brother's exile. They go to search for Rama. Bharata tries to convince Rama to return. Rama refuses his offer. Bharata wants a token of Rama to take with him. He takes Rama's golden sandals.
This is a great story Ryan. You do a great job at explaining the story. I like how you are very clear and your story is easy to follow. You give lots of visuals and it helps make it easier to understand. Reading this has helped increase my understanding of the stories read this week. I like how you explained the story in your own words.
ReplyDeleteI like this story and it is very much an introduction to raven and Drashathra's story however I feel there is more you could do if you focused on one person. You could choose one person and expand your topic on that singular subject because it seems like bits and pieces of the story. Overall, good job!
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