Epics of India

Hint Fiction of The Chicken, Cow, and Spider "Hey Cow, you're in danger," said Spider. "Hey Chicken, you're in danger," said Cow. "Hey Spider, you're in danger," said Cow. "Let's leave," said all. Two Sentence Story of The Chicken, Cow, and Spider "Since we're all about to get killed, do you think we should leave the farm?" asked Cow and Chicken. "Yes," said Spider, as he got his things and headed out. Bibliography These two microfictions come from one of my stories that I recently rewrote, based on T he Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer by Ellen C. Babbitt. My story, called, The Chicken, Cow, and Spider, takes a lot of elements from the plot of the first one and extends it. In the original story, each animal is trying to help the other animal escape danger. In these microfictions, I retold that story using quick sentences to describe each animal's feelings. In doing so, it helps add a comedic ef...

Wise Merchant vs. The Fool You're a fool, you will die. Being First Means You're Last "I'm going to travel the countryside first and sell my goods to all the people, so I can reap all the benefits and become rich," said the merchant who is later eaten by a demon. "Knock yourself out," said the wise merchant. Bibliography These two microfictions are based on one of the Jataka tales, called The Wise and The Foolish Merchant by Ellen C. Babbitt. Basically, two merchants are buying goods in a city with plans to travel across a desert and sell those goods to others that they pass by. They want to make a profit from doing this. The foolish merchant says he wants to go first, so he can sell all of his goods first, set his own prices, have fresh grass for his oxen, and drink from clean water. The wise merchant allows him to do so, because the wise merchant knows that his oxen will eat the fresh grown grass, prevent himself from digging wells, and be able...

Ramayana: Rama Attacks, by  Sister Nivedita "Don't attack Rama, Ravana." "I'll attack." This six word story is in reference to the advise Ravana receives from his spies and soldiers in regards to Rama coming to Lanka to retrieve Sita. All the spies tell Ravana he is way in over his head, and that Rama has limitless power. Never the less, thanks to Ravana's incompetence and ignorance, he doesn't surrender Sita, and Ravana goes to battle with Rama, where he is defeated. Ramayana:  Kumbhakarna, by  Donald Mackenzie Kumbhakarna is the greatest demon warrior of all time, and has been in a deep slumber for months. When he is woken up, he fights Rama's army and eats lots of apes, but eventually is slain by Rama. This two sentence story basically sums up how Kumbhakarna affects the battle between Rama and Ravana. Although the demon warrior is supposed to sleep for 6 months before waking up for one day to eat, he is woken up a little early and...