Exile is something that is not unique to many.
Everyone has their different reasons for being exiled.
However, it is very rare to have two groups of epic people to be exiled together, caused by separate instances...
The five Pandavas slowly walked into the forest where they would begin their exile. After losing a gambling bet, they were forced to face these unfavorable consequences. The five brothers had been practicing risky behavior for a while now. It was no shock to any of the brothers, or anyone who knew them that they were sent to exile.
"Our father is not going to be happy," Yudhishthira mumbled to the rest as he led the pack of men into the deep, dark forest.
The other four Pandava brothers rolled their eyes as they sulked behind him. Of course there father was not going to be happy with them. The father of the Pandavas, Pandu, was the king of Hastinapur. He was a bold and fearless leader, who could scare almost anyone. His sons were especially no exception.
The tree branches scattered across the ground snapped beneath their feet as the drew deeper into the forest.
"How far are we supposed to go? When do we stop?" Bhima asked, his body becoming tired from their journey.
They decided that right where they were standing was good and deep enough. The men all sat down and took a break for the trek they had just made. It had become so dark outside that they could barely see each others faces. The forest stood silent, except for the sound of the bugs.
That silence was quickly broke as the crunching of tree branches began to get closer and closer to the Pandava brothers. The five men quickly jumped to their feet, on high alert.
"Who goes there?!" Sahadeva shouted looking around the dark forest.
The footsteps grew closer and closer and almost seemed to be coming more quickly. The brothers grabbed their weapons and prepared for whatever was on its way to them.
All of the sudden a man appeared.
"...Rama?" Arjuna said questioning. "Is that you..?"
It was Rama. He walked towards the men holding a lantern and smiled.
"I am glad you have heard of me," Rama said. "I have also heard of you men, the Pandava brothers, am I correct?"
These two sides of epic men had been forced into exile at the same time. Exile might not be so bad after all...
Author's Note: I found both the exile of the Pandava brothers and the exile of Rama to be such exciting and interesting tales. They both are so fast-paced that I wanted to slow it down in my retelling to get more of a feel of what is happening and how they are feeling with their exile. I made the story go slow by adding detail and switching from dialogue to scene setting. I found it so interesting that both of these groups of people were exiled for the same amount of time. I also believe that they would have a lot to do together in exile will make their exile not the horrible thing that the people who exiled them wanted it to be.
Bibliography:
Life in the Forest by Donald A. Mackenzie from Indian Myth and Legend.
Rama Goes Into Exile by Donald A. Mackenzie from Indian Myth and Legend.
Everyone has their different reasons for being exiled.
However, it is very rare to have two groups of epic people to be exiled together, caused by separate instances...
The five Pandavas slowly walked into the forest where they would begin their exile. After losing a gambling bet, they were forced to face these unfavorable consequences. The five brothers had been practicing risky behavior for a while now. It was no shock to any of the brothers, or anyone who knew them that they were sent to exile.
"Our father is not going to be happy," Yudhishthira mumbled to the rest as he led the pack of men into the deep, dark forest.
The other four Pandava brothers rolled their eyes as they sulked behind him. Of course there father was not going to be happy with them. The father of the Pandavas, Pandu, was the king of Hastinapur. He was a bold and fearless leader, who could scare almost anyone. His sons were especially no exception.
The tree branches scattered across the ground snapped beneath their feet as the drew deeper into the forest.
"How far are we supposed to go? When do we stop?" Bhima asked, his body becoming tired from their journey.
They decided that right where they were standing was good and deep enough. The men all sat down and took a break for the trek they had just made. It had become so dark outside that they could barely see each others faces. The forest stood silent, except for the sound of the bugs.
That silence was quickly broke as the crunching of tree branches began to get closer and closer to the Pandava brothers. The five men quickly jumped to their feet, on high alert.
"Who goes there?!" Sahadeva shouted looking around the dark forest.
The footsteps grew closer and closer and almost seemed to be coming more quickly. The brothers grabbed their weapons and prepared for whatever was on its way to them.
All of the sudden a man appeared.
"...Rama?" Arjuna said questioning. "Is that you..?"
It was Rama. He walked towards the men holding a lantern and smiled.
"I am glad you have heard of me," Rama said. "I have also heard of you men, the Pandava brothers, am I correct?"
These two sides of epic men had been forced into exile at the same time. Exile might not be so bad after all...
Author's Note: I found both the exile of the Pandava brothers and the exile of Rama to be such exciting and interesting tales. They both are so fast-paced that I wanted to slow it down in my retelling to get more of a feel of what is happening and how they are feeling with their exile. I made the story go slow by adding detail and switching from dialogue to scene setting. I found it so interesting that both of these groups of people were exiled for the same amount of time. I also believe that they would have a lot to do together in exile will make their exile not the horrible thing that the people who exiled them wanted it to be.
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| Pandavas Exile Source: Wikimedia |
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| Rama Exile Source: Wikipedia |
Bibliography:
Life in the Forest by Donald A. Mackenzie from Indian Myth and Legend.
Rama Goes Into Exile by Donald A. Mackenzie from Indian Myth and Legend.
Hey Kayleigh! Wow, I loved that you incorporated both the Ramayana and the Mahabharata into this story! I too, thought it was super interesting and similar how in both epics, a well-liked person (or group of people) were exiled. Although they were for different reasons, it was oddly similar that both were exiled for almost the same amount of time too! I really liked how you put dialogue into the stories as well :) I found one grammar mistake that I wanted to point out:
ReplyDeleteIn the phrase "Of course there father was not going to be happy with them", the "there" should be "their." :)
Great job overall :)
Hey Kayleigh!
ReplyDeleteI really like your writing style and how you set up this story. Writing in short paragraphs or even lines makes it so much easier to read. It was really cool how you wrote this story with both Ramayana and Mahabharata incorporated. That was such a creative idea! Great work. I am excited to see what else you can come up with!
Hi, Kayleigh!
ReplyDeleteI do think that the exiles of the Pandavas and Rama are similar in a way. I like how you linked both of them together and incorporated into your story. This is pretty unique. I also like how you add details (such as dialogues) to show what happened while they were out in the forest. I didn’t realize that they were sent into exile for the same amount of time. Glad that you mentioned it.