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Week 4 story The Story of Indrajit

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Sita sees Rama and Lakshmana fallen Source:  blogspot Once upon a time their was a Lord and a King who lived in a magical land. The lord was named Richard and had a beautiful wife named Sara. His wife Sara was the most beautiful woman who wore a long pink dress and had golden hair the flowed in the wind. One day King Charles noticed how beautiful Sara was and kidnapped her. She yelled for help but the Kings army stopped her husband from helping Sara. She lived in the palace with King Charles but dreamed of the day that she would return home to her husband. The King was nice to her but she longed to have her true love back. Lord Richard gathered an army to win his wife back from the king and save her. The king never wanted to lose Sara and started a war. The son of King Charles, prince Andrew, saw his father losing the war and did not want him to be unhappy. Prince Charles had magical powers and waited for the right time to use them to help his father. The magic of Charle...

Part D reading notes

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Painting showing Garuda and Vishnu by Raja Ravi Varma Source:  wikipedia Indrajit The death of Rama had been faked with a false head delivered. The battled continued after this. The monkey swarmed the city and were scaling walls the words they were shouting were " Victory for Rama and for Sugriva!" All day the monkeys continued to fight. The scene is described and gore and flesh were flying. When night fell the battle changed and the demons came out. Thousands and monkeys were killed because it was no contest between the monkey and demon. There was no longer victory for Rama. Indrajit regained his magic and became invisible and instantly got the upper hand in the battle. A thousand wounds were given to Rama and to Lakshmana. That incident stopped the fighting for some time. The monkeys of Ramas army were on edge since the battle had ceased. Rama survived the arrows but thought Lakshmana was dead. The monkey chief sought after a magic herb that could bring the de...

Reading Notes Part C

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Depiction of Rama a Hindu Diety Source:  Wikipedia Rainy season has halted the journey to find Sita. The months of wind and deluge happen yearly. The month of Sharvan begin the rainy season and they have to sit and wait until the month of Kartik before they continue their journey. His lament talks about how even though time has past his sadness has not faded but grown stronger. He recollects about the day she was taken and her last words to him. They replay over and over again in his head and he feels like a part of him died that day. If he could "slumber in the deep" only death could possibly take away his heartache but he does not know if that will end his suffering. It is the thought of one day having her again that keeps him from death. He could not die knowing she was still living on this earth without him. He imagines the day he will have her back and how it will be to feel her touch again. His suffering is so great he does not know if his heart can heal. Ev...