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Week 4 Story - Rescuing Sita

Once upon a time there was a princess, her name was Sita. She was to be married to the prince from the neighboring kingdom, Prince Rama.  They have grown up together and have been in love since they were little so they were very excited about the marriage ceremony.  It was the night before the ceremony, and Sita was sitting outside on her balcony looking at the stars when a demon, Ravana, appeared. He confessed his love for her and she freaked out. Ravana, witnessing her freak out, decided he couldn't live without her and kidnapped her.  The next morning when Rama found out what happened he went out to go rescue her. During his adventure he ran into a man named Sugriva, who's family had been exiled from his kingdom. After hearing of Rama's loss, he agreed to help him find Sita because he knows the pain and feeling of loss.  As Rama and Sugriva went on their way through a forest, looking for Sita, Sugriva found Sita's jewelry ...

Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana, Section D

Ravana is very much a trickster, which can play well into my fairytale idea of retelling Sita's capture and Rama's rescue of her. Their battle would be a good climax to this story, because it shows how Rama finally defeats Ravana. And after he defeats Ravana, I would incorporate the wish that Rama was granted, but I would change it to something else that he wishes for. Probably have him wish for his exile to be over or for him and Sita to live happily ever after. In the end he becomes king and Sita is his queen so I could have the fairytale end with a happy wedding like in Cinderella.  Cinderella Wedding - Web Source.   Title: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic Author: Kamban / R. K. Narayan Year: 1972

Reading Notes: Narayan's Ramayana, Section C

This section picks up where B left off, Sita being captured by Ravana. I like that he came to her disguised as a hermit, it reminded me of when the evil queen came to snow white to get her to eat the poisoned apple. I think it would be really fun to make this into a sort of fairytale story, since Ravana can transfigure himself into different creatures. I could have him transform into a dragon and have Rama slay the "dragon" in order to get Sita back. Surgiva could be his trusted ally after finding Sita's jewelry. It could turn into an epic adventure where they cross an ocean, among other things in order to finally get to Sita. I really like this idea of a fairytale retelling of Rama saving Sita. Prince Charming Slaying a Dragon - Web Source.  Title: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic Author: Kamban / R. K. Narayan Year: 1972