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Week 9 Story - Game of Suitors

It was a hot summer's day. As the sun rose high in the sky the competitors took their place. Today was the day and by the end one of them have Draupadi's hand in marriage.  All in all, there were four competitors. These five men came from all over, each from a different kingdom. They all wanted to win Draupadi's hand in marriage in order to unite their kingdom with her father's. Also, it did not hurt that Draupadi was the most beautiful woman in all the land. The men had to compete in an activity of Draupadi's choosing. Since Draupadi is a woman who enjoys strength so she obviously chooses archery. First off, Bhima goes.  He completely misses the mark. Totally embarrassed, but thankful he had one more try he goes again. The second time he hits the outer rim of the mark, but at least this time he hit the target. Inside his head he was hoping that the other contestants did as poorly as he did.  After Bhima goes, next up to the target is Karna. He was born as a c...

Reading Notes Week 9 - Retelling Mahabharata, Part B

The Year of Disguise part in the second part of the Mahabharata was so entertaining. I love that each of the brothers disguise themselves as something/someone else. I could have a lot of fun having them pretending to be different things, maybe a far off prince, a joker, maid, cook, there is so just so many options! After their year of disguise, I wouldn't include a rape or anything I would have them overthrow the kingdom and taking it as theirs. I would probably have the five brothers rule together and have them live happily ever after.  The Pandevas in Disguise Title: The Indian Heroes: Mahabharata - The Princes of Elephant City Author: C. A. Kincaid Year: 1921

Reading Notes Week 9 - Retelling Mahabharata, Part A

I like how there is a challenge for suiters to win the hand in marriage and that could be interesting to look into. Instead of having all five of the Pandavas brother's marry Drupada's daughter, I would only have Arjuna marry her since he is the one who won the contest. The part where Arjuna marries a sea nymph is cool and I like that he has to defeat an alligator which free's them from their cursed form. I could retell this part but have the sisters be something other than an alligator or maybe have them be mermaids instead of sea nymphs. I really liked this version of the Mahabharata more than the original.  The Little Mermaid and Her Sisters Title: The Indian Heroes: Mahabharata - The Princes of Elephant City Author: C. A. Kincaid Year: 1921