Indian Epics

100 Word Story : Percy staggered through the forest until he came upon an unfamiliar sight. Appearing before him was a camp almost exactly like Camp-Half Blood.  As he entered the gates, he was met by many demigods. They introduced themselves as sons and daughters of Hindu gods and how excited they were to meet Poseidon's son.  Soon the headmaster of the camp, Guru Venkaswami approached Percy. He had asked Percy to arrive to the camp, so that he could join forces in their fight against the fearsome Rakshi.  Together Percy and Rahul, son of Indra, would attempt to defeat the evil demon. Two sentence story: Percy Jackson arrived to the Hindu Demigod Camp in need of assistance. Rahul, son of Indra, and Percy would travel together to defeat the Rakshi demon.  Sources: There was no particular source for this story other than my previous readings of Percy Jackson and Indian stories.  Author's Note: I am a big Percy Jackson fan, so I thought it would be cool to introdu...

Old:  Duryodhana was very much jealous of Bhima's victories and strength. Thus he developed a plan. One night he poisoned Bhima's food and threw Bhima's now passed-out body into the jungle.  What Duryodhana did not know was that the Khan, the great king of the tiger, had seen his dirty actions and rescued Bhima. He called upon his fellow tigers to bring Bhima to their kingdom so they could save him.   The tigers gathered and prayed to Parvati to return Bhima. Soon Bhima woke up, but this time with the strength of a 1000 tigers.  He returned victoriously back to the kingdom. New:  Duryodhana was jealous of Bhima's victories and strength so developed plan.  That night he poisoned Bhima and threw Bhima's body into the Aravalli hills of Rajasthan.  However, soon came the great king of the tigers, Khan and his human friend Mowgli. The two set out a plan to save Bhima.  With the help of Akela the wolf and Bagheera the panther, Khan and Mowgli made a pot...

100 Word Story  Duryodhana was very much jealous of Bhima's victories and strength. Thus he developed a plan. One night he poisoned Bhima's food and threw Bhima's now passed-out body into the jungle.  What Duryodhana did not know was that the Khan, the great king of the tiger, had seen his dirty actions and rescued Bhima. He called upon his fellow tigers to bring Bhima to their kingdom so they could save him.   The tigers gathered and prayed to Parvati to return Bhima. Soon Bhima woke up, but this time with the strength of a 1000 tigers.  He returned victoriously back to the kingdom. 6 Word Story Tigers saved Bhima from Duryodhana's jealousy.  Source:    Indian Myth and Legend  by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913)  Author's Note: For this story, I decided to incorporate another classic Indian tale, The Jungle Book. Although Khan was the villain in that story, I decided to make him the savior in this story and thus instead of having snakes save Bhima...

 Old:  A s Rama took the throne, he could not forget his loyal follower, Hanuman. The powerful monkey deity had saved his brother, wife, and aided in the war effort. For all he had done, Rama must surely reward Hanuman greatly. He remembered the great mountain that Hanuman had seized to bring the medicine fruit to bring back his slain soldiers and brother. Thus, Rama decided Hanuman shall became the king of the Himalayas so that he may protect India from invaders and watch over the medicine plant for Rama. Upon hearing the news Hanuman, flew to begin his kingdom.  New:  As Rama took the throne, he could not forget Hanuman. The monkey deity had saved his brother, wife, and aided in the war effort.  For all he had done, Rama must surely reward Hanuman.  He remembered the mountain that Hanuman had seized to bring the medicine plant back to his slain soldiers and brother.  Rama decided Hanuman shall became the king of the Himalayas so that he may protect h...

 Before:  New Orleans was bombarded daily with ships looking to invade the Mississippi River. Sailors came from across the globe to access the port as well as enjoy the entertainment. Yet the city had a dark secret. Vampires scoured the docks looking for sailors' blood. One night a crew brought forth a shipment of garlic. As the first few soldiers jumped onto land, they quickly vanished. The vampires were out hunting. However, the captain was cunning. Having knowledge of vampire's, he quickly gathered the garlic and wooden stakes. Slowly, the crew battled the vampires until there were no more. After:  New Orleans was bombarded daily with sailors looking to access the Mississippi River.  Yet the city had a dark secret.  Vampires scoured the docks looking for blood. Only in the day could sailors make their shipments while the vampires slept.  One night a crew brought forth a shipment of garlic and wooden stakes. As the first few sailers jumped onto land, the ...

100 word story As Rama took the throne, he could not forget his loyal follower, Hanuman. The powerful monkey deity had saved his brother, wife, and aided in the war effort. For all he had done, Rama must surely reward Hanuman greatly. He remembered the great mountain that Hanuman had seized to bring the medicine fruit to bring back his slain soldiers and brother. Thus, Rama decided Hanuman shall became the king of the Himalayas so that he may protect India from invaders and watch over the medicine plant for Rama. Upon hearing the news Hanuman, flew to begin his kingdom.  Two sentence story Rama was proud of Hanuman's effort in the battle and decided to reward him. Hanuman thus became the king of the Himalayas to forever grow the medicine plant and guard against invaders.  Bilbiography:  Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita (1914) Author's Note: One of my favorite parts of Ramayana was the role of Hanuman. His loyalty, wit, and courage was admirable, and I...

100 Word Story  New Orleans was bombarded daily with ships looking to invade the Mississippi River. Sailors came from across the globe to access the port as well as enjoy the entertainment. Yet the city had a dark secret. Vampires scoured the docks looking for sailors' blood. One night a crew brought forth a shipment of garlic. As the first few soldiers jumped onto land, they quickly vanished. The vampires were out hunting. However, the captain was cunning. Having knowledge of vampire's, he quickly gathered the garlic and wooden stakes. Slowly, the crew battled the vampires until there were no more. Hint Fiction (25 words) Vampires roamed New Orleans hiding and waiting for sailor blood. A cunning crew arrives to port and defeats the darkness haunting the city.   Source:  The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse Author's Note: For my micro fiction, I based it off on one of the short stories I read for Week 2: Goblin City. However, I decided to compl...