Intro to the Story Book. Source
The Indian Story Book, retold by Richard Wilson, link to the online reading
- The city of Ayodhya seemed like a happy place, plenty of food and water, sweet music, workmen rejoicing in their skills
- King Dasaratha did not have a son to succeed him
- To get a son, Dasaratha would have to do a horse sacrifice
- There were 4 sons born to King Dasaratha
- "Bears and monkeys useful to him in work" said a holy man
- King Mithila had a lovely daughter named Sita
- Arrangements were made between Rama and Sita to be married
- Dasartha eventually started to grow old and wanted to hand the kingdom over to Rama
- Rama went into voluntary exile
- Rama came to the borders of the great forest through which the sacred Ganges flows, this is where the chariot left him and returned to the kingdom
- Bharata, the king's other son, was put on the throne with the passing of his father
- Bharata wanted Rama to be the king
- Rama could not return, but he let Bharata take his sandles back to Ayodhya
- Rama went alone into the forest with his bow and was met with a great shower of arrows, rocks, trees, clubs, darts. and loops of rope
- Luckily, Rama was skilled with the bow, Rama came out victorious
- The Rakshahsa transformed a demon, Maricha, into a beautiful golden deer with silver and horns sets of jewels
- Sita was so fascinated by the deer that she told Rama to go capture it
- The monkey king is called Sugriva
- Sugriva's immediate attendants were Nala, Nila, Tara, and Hanuman, Son of the Wind
- Hanuman went to go and comfort Sita for Rama
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