Indian Epics OU

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Mata Kamadhenu (Mother of Cows) Source:  Wikipedia The first topic I am interested in writing about is the women of the epics. I like the idea that there are so many strong women that are told about in these Indian Epics and the drama that comes with them. I think that using a character such as Subhadra and building the story with her connections other women of the epics could be something I could base my project on. I might consider telling the stories with a modern twist and make them take place in current day. I do not know anything on the subject currently but I feel like this would be a good project because there are so many strong females leads in many of the stories. The second topic I am interested in writing about is birth stories. I do not know much about the birth stories so if there are not enough for a project I would also include death stories like others have done for their past projects. I am a mother so instantly birth stories connected with me because ...

Source:  Ellsworth Young Newest version of this story located at:  https://sites.google.com/view/briannapportfolio/crane-and-crab The summer had been like no other. The reflection of the water shone as the blazing sun, gradually heated up the shallow waters of the lake. A small quaint lake filled with a population of ordinary fish stood idle from the nearby lush environment. Along with the fish lived a single crab who kept to himself and lived in the rocks as an observer of the lake. He saw daily interactions and each day noticed the tide revealed more earth than water and the temperature slowly increased throughout the summer. As the heat increased the depth decreased, shadows overhead of nearby cranes became a regular occurrence. The fish were picked off one by one, and until that day they had the safety of the depths of the lake. On that day the lake had increased to a depth and temperature that worried every fish in the lake, even the crab was dreading what was...

The cunning crane and the crab Source:  crane and crab  The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse. https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/crane-and-crab The plot is focused on the suffering fish living in a depleting water source. The crane thought how he could manipulate the fish so he could have a big meal. One trustworthy fish is taken to the lake not far away that the crane promises to take them all to. As a manipulation of trust the crane takes the wise fish to the new lake and then back to tell the others. All the while the crab in the lake was watching as the crane took each fish to this new promised land. The crab was not so trusting of the crane for he had never seen this new lake. When he is taken to the lake by the crane he sees the bones of all of the fish from the lake. In this moment he knew he had eaten all of the fish instead. The crab had his claw around the neck of the crane so the crane was forced to take the crab to th...

Source:  Indian Epics images Ahalya, wife of Gautama For week three I have chosen to read Narayana's Ramayana. I like the fact that there is an online reading plan to keep me on track. In the past I have read other books that speak in an old style language and I have trouble concentrating. I much prefer to read something that reads like a novel and I think I will take in more of the information rather than reading and not retaining any of the information. The first comic book that caught my interest was "Shiva Parvati: A story of divine love". This comic sounds interesting because the overview has a lot of drama. I think a story like this would keep my attention rather than stories about war or violence. The second comic that caught my attention was "Sukanya: The princess who married a sage". The story seemed interesting from reading the overview as well. Even though the introduction already gave away the ending the story seems like something that ...