Storytelling for Week 9: The Farewell

“Why do we have to leave our palace Rama,” Sita says.

Rama responds, “ We have to my love, I have been chosen to show my father that I am a great warrior”.

Sita then says, “ Your father should know that you are the almighty solider, and are already cable of leading this kingdom”. “We should go to him now and beg him to give you control of the Kingdom”.

“ My beloved, I do not think my father will approve of this, I need to prove to him I am ready,” Rama says.

As they talk, they are also walking to the palace to see Dasarahta and say their goodbyes one time. Sita then says a bold statement to Rama before they enter.

“ I have been by your side and I know what you can do for this kingdom, do not shy away from the task at hand, please Rama ask for permission to lead,” Sita says.

Rama quietly says, “ Maybe you are correct and if I believe it is the right time, I will bring your thoughts to his attention.

As they are walking toward the palace, they are surrounded by many of the citizens that want the same thing as Sita. They have wanted Rama to take control of the kingdom for quite sometime. There as even been rumors around the kingdom that if the king lets his son leave then the citizens will follow and create a new city in the Ayodhya forest, which is where Rama, his companions, Sita and Laksman plan on going.

As they get closer to the entrance, someone in the crowd yells “do not leave us our great Rama” and people begin to cheer and yell for Rama not to leave.

Sita then says, “I told you Rama, I am not the only one that will support you being leader, you have this whole city at your feet and it is your time to grasp the throne. “

Rama in shock responds, “ I love my father and he has done well for the people of this city, I will not take it away from him unless given too.”

As they enter the palace and reach the room where the king is, they are greeted by all of his wives. To Rama disbelief his father begins to run to him.

“Rama” he says in a sadden tone, “I will not let you leave this palace, I demand you to take my chair and lead this kingdom”.

Rama confused says, “ Are you sure father, I did not ask for all this, but I will do what you ask of me”. “I will lead this kingdom to prosper in riches and in happiness”.

 Bibliography: Sad Farewells, Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdo,Krishna Dharma, 2008

Rama's Farewell

Author’s Note: I am basing by story of off Rama and his two companions saying their Farewells.

Week 9 Reading Diary, Continued: Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom

So of course for my Reading Diary, I chose to read more about Rama in a section called Rama agrees to depart. The section starts of talking about disciples accompany Vasistha. As the story goes on he is wandering through the streets of Ayodhya waiting for Rama’s installation. I like how the author gave details us about what he was doing in Ayodhya and who he met. When the author talks to us about who he met, he describes them and what they are about to do together. He also explains to us what the character he met is doing. For example, he met Sumantra and they began walking through the palace to met the king. As the story went on he presented new characters and also told us why they are involved, which makes me think that I should be doing that more in my stories. I also noticed that the author is always giving details about what the characters are doing with each other but also giving details about their surroundings. I also think this is a strategy I should be using when I am writing my stories. I really like the word choice throughout the story that the author is giving us. He uses descriptive words that make me think about the situation the characters are in. I also have been thinking about using better word choices throughout my stories to provide more excitement to my readers. I also liked this section of the story more then the last one.

 

Immortal Tales

Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom by Krishna Dharma

Week 9 Reading Diary: Ramayana: India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom

For my next four weeks I have chose a different version of the Ramayana. I just finished reading part A and it was very interesting so far. It was divided into sections but the section that I found most interesting was “The Birth of Rama”.  I found that the author put his own twist on the birth of Rama. He also introduced characters that are very interesting to me. Kaushalya is interesting to me because she gave birth to Rama, one of my favorite characters. The author told us that she was very fond of her son and seemed to fall in love with her son. After Rama was born another child named Bharat was born. His mother was Kaikeyi. I like how the author presented us with many characters but at the same time it is confusing trying to keep up with all of them. Another thing I noticed was that the author made all the births a celebration throughout the kingdom. The king set up a fest and jewels everywhere. It seemed like a big deal and I like that the author set it up that way. As the story went on, it did get a lot more confusing. I think bringing in characters are good but he brought in too many. I think he did a great job explaining each one, which was a good thing. It also seemed like throughout the story that Rama was the main focus, which I liked because he is my favorite character.

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