Epics of India

There once was a powerful and strong king that conquered many kingdoms. He did this with his mighty strength and combat skills, forcing the kingdoms to surrender from his vast power. His name was King Yute, and everyone knew of his reputation, so nobody bothered him. Because of how scared people were of King Yute, he became very obnoxious and cocky. He knew that he could take any kingdom he wanted, and dared anyone to challenge him to a fight or contest. King Dole heard of King Yute’s wrath, and feared that his kingdom, Happenstanceland, was next on the list to be taken. This deeply troubled King Dole, because he knew he could not defeat King Yute in combat, and all he had was his tiny kingdom. He had to come up with a way to beat him without using physical strength. Suddenly, he thought of an idea that would give him the upper hand and let him keep his castle. King Yute, eager to conquer more land, decided to venture to Happenstanceland, a small piece of land where King Dole ...

Bhishma Falls by Donald A. Mackenzie Bhishma advances ferociously in his chariot, seeking to wreck havoc Krishna knows that Bhishma will not kill a woman, so sends Shikhandin and Arjuna Arjuna is reluctant because he looks at Bhishma as a father figure. His emotions are torn Arjuna ends up fighting Bhishma because he realizes he must fight against someone he loved, just as Bhishma did the same. They battle for hours and everyone stops engaging to look at them Shikhandin charges Bhishma, and he puts his defense down because he can't fight a woman. Arjuna uses this opportunity to shoot him with arrows. He falls of his chariot and will soon die setting describes as darkness and nightfall Arjuna weeps, as do the rest of the warriors Bhishma cries in vain for peace to be resolved and for the Pandavas and Kauravas to become friends again He spoke to Karna, asking for his forgiveness, but Karna hated him, and wanted him dead Bhishma was protected by a guard all night, "p...

The Gambling Match  by  Donald A. Mackenzie Duryodhana jealous at the riches of the Pandavas  Yudhishthira is who he wants to take revenge on, but he knows he must find a way to beat him without strength or power he plans to outwit him in a game of dice, specifically known as Parcheesi he hire's Shakuni to do the betting for him. Shakuni is good at gambling, he uses loaded die they invite the Pandavas to Hastinapura for a gambling match Shakuni invites Yudhishthira to gamble with him, however, the stakes are between Yudhishitra and Duryodhana  Yud knows its a trap, but he cannot back out of a match at battle or gambling, so he has to do it he lost every single hand, losing all his riches, his cattle, his elephants, everything he owned until he gave up his life then he gives up Vidura Vidura says that he can't bet on her life because he already gave up his own, so she won't comply Duryodhana doesn't care and has guards take her anyway strange series of e...

            Wind rushing through my hair, tips of waves licking my feet, sunrays beaming down on me. It’s summer, and I’m flying across the lake on a jet ski, with my friend on the back with me. It was my first time on a jet ski, and I absolutely loved it. Something about the speed and thrill of skipping across the water really exhilarated me. I was 13 years old, staying at a friend’s house on the lake.              We’re having the time of our lives, when suddenly, I see something in the side view mirror. It’s the last thing I want to see: red and blue lights. So, I “pull over,” which, doesn’t really mean anything in the middle of a lake. I turn off the jet ski and look at my friend. Neither of us are smiling anymore. The police boat pulls up next to us, and the two officers ask me to step on their boat. They start grilling me with questions, asking me if I have a license or proper safety ...

House of Fire  by Sister Nivedita  Prince Vidura suspects that Prince  Duryodhana is setting them up to a trap Pandavas and Queen Kunti reached palace of Varanavata, amazed at its glory and beauty Prince Vidura tells Prince  Yudhishthira, who trusts him and realizes it is a  trap the palace is covered in oil and the roof is made out of wood they hired a skilled miner to dig a tunnel from the palace to outside in the nearby forest, while pretending to not know what's going on to not alert the guards Captain Purochana is in charge of looking after them and then he is supposed to burn the palace down while they are asleep inside finally the day comes, and Queen Kunti and the Pandavas are able to escape Price Bhima goes back to the palace and sets it on fire, killing Captain Purochana that same night, a mother and five boys came to the palace and asked for food. They were given food and wine, and they fell asleep at the palace. When the palace burne...

Bhishma at the Swayamvara  by Sister Nivedita Bhishma is looking for a queen for his half brother,    Vichitravirya King Benares, who has 3 daughters (Amba, Ambika, Ambalika), invites all the kings and knights from the land to come to his kingdom so that he may find a king for each of his daughters to marry place was elegantly decorated  His voice boomed loudly he declared that he wouldn't participate in the Swayamvara, but that he would take the princesses by force, and fight off any other king that would try to seize them back he scoops all three up on his chariot with his bow, he manages to fight off all kings until they surrender  He takes the three princesses back with him Amba  by Sister Nivedita  Amba tells Bhishma just before the wedding that her true love is devoted to the King of the Shalwas, so she asks if she can leave Hastinapura and go to Shalwas to be reunited with her love Bhishma agrees and sends her on her ...

    In the backyard of a suburban home lived an army of ants. The ants had a giant mound in the corner of the yard, with millions of them living there. There was the King Ant, and the king had a son named Rambo, who was a fierce fighter ant and had tremendous strength. One day, Rambo, his cousin Lance, and his girlfriend Simone all set out to the tall grass beyond the territory of their ant hill. The ants said that what lay beyond the tall grass was mystery and danger. Backyard             While making their way through the tall grass, exploring, the trio of ants came to a clearing. Simone expressed to the group that she was getting thirsty, and wanted to go find some water.  “Right then, I’ll go fetch us some water,” said Rambo. “Lance, stay here with Simone and make sure she’s safe. I’ll be back soon.” So Rambo wandered into the thicket until he came to a nearby sprinkler. He began pouring the water i...