Story: Ramayana, Public Domain Edition by M. Dutt, R. Dutt, Gould, Griffith, Hodgson, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Oman, Richardson, and Ryder. Web source
Setting:
- Dandaka jungle
Plot:
- Bharata comes home and is upset at his mother
- Goes to find Rama and offer throne but denied on account of father's honor
- Bharata decided rule for Rama till returns
- Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita come across rakshasi who wants Rama as a husband
- The boys beat her away and fight others who come to revenge her
- Rakshasi goes to her brother Ravana and asks him to take Sita from Rama
- Ravana and a brother come up with a plan to separate the boys from Sita and it works (the rakshasa as a deer plan that Lakshmana felt was off)
- Ravana decides he wants Sita as a wife and take her to his kingdom where he tries to woo her but her heart will always be Rama's
- Rama reacts strongly to Sita missing and Lakshmana tries to comfort him
- The boys find the king of vultures who tell them Ravana took Sita
- A rakshasa (cursed spirit) told them to look for the ape chief Sugriva
Characters
- Ravana - rakshasa king of Lanka, arrogant but is strong
- Shurpanakha - sister of Ravana, spiteful
- Jatayu - king of vultures, protective of Sita who calls him friend
- Bharata - brother of Rama, son of Kaikeyi, loyal to his brothers, did not desire throne for himself
- Those already in previous post: Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita
Historical Picture of Ravana (image source)
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