Sita Sings the Blues, link to the online video
- King Dasharatha has three wives and four sons. Sita, daughter of Janaka, is Rama's wife. Queen Kaikeyi makes Dasharatha send Rama into exile. He dies of grief after Rama leaves
- Despite Rama's warnings about the rakshasas in the forest, Sita goes into exile with him. The phonograph plays a song while they go into the forest where they live happily while Rama slays rakshasas
- Surpanakha is Ravana's sister. Angry at Rama, Surpanakha tells Ravana about Sita. Maricha tells Ravana to leave Sita alone but Ravana commands Maricha to become a golden deer to distract Rama so he can grab Sita
- Sita is enchanted by the golden deer. Rama suspects a trick, but Sita begs him to pursue the deer
- Sita sings about her love for Rama, while Ravana sneaks up on their forest hut
- Ravana abducts Sita in his flying chariot
- Sita drops her jewelry as a sign; Rama seeks her in the forest
- Rama and Hanuman become allies. Rama sends Hanuman to look for Sita
- Sita is held captive in Lanka, and she weeps for Rama. She rejects Ravana's advances
- Hanuman finds Sita in Lanka while Sita sings the blues. He sets Lanka on fire and then returns to Rama
- The narrators argue about why Sita did not escape with Hanuman. Meanwhile, Nina goes to India
- Sita sings with joy while Rama battles the rakshasas and slays Ravana
- Sita and Rama are reunited, but he rejects her because she lived in another man's house. He sends her away. Sita despairs
- Sita asks for a funeral pyre. The narrators argue about how to interpret this part of the story
- Sita sings the blues while she undergoes a test by fire, protected by Agni the fire god
- Rama asks for Sita's forgiveness
- The narrators discuss the flying chariot, Pushpaka, that takes Rama and Sita back to Ayodhya
- Sita sings the blues again: if you want the rainbow, you must have the rain
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