Indian Epics

Mr. and Mrs. Crocodile Please Note: The current version of this story is on my portfolio site.  Mrs. Crocodile is sitting in her weekly women's group meeting, eating some of the river eel and algae rolls her best friend, Mrs. Piranha, always set out. They had so much to catch up on... Mrs. Crocodile was getting bigger every day with the little babies growing, and her husband had been up to more of his usual antics. She loved Mr. Crocodile, but sometimes she wondered how he managed before she came along. "Hello, honey," said Mrs. Piranha. "How are you today? Those little guys giving you a hard time?" "No, not bad. I'm just enjoying getting to eat all these delicious rolls... you know they're my favorite. All of these cravings have been so strange. Just the other day I had the most intense one for monkey's heart." "Monkey's heart?! Those pests are impossible to catch, but oh so delicious if you can manage to snag a bite....

The two stories that stood out to me were The Cunning Crane and the Crab (From The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse ) and The Crocodile in the River (From Vanarinda Jataka, in The Jataka: Volume 1 translated by Robert Chalmers ). I liked them both because they went into great detail with the surroundings and other aspects, whereas the other stories were more straight to the point, not providing as many intricate details. I enjoy that they had the lessons to be learned at the end of them, and there was a good mix of dialogue and the rest of the story. A meme I made for the response of the crocodile's wife... (I only added the top caption)

INDIAN EPICS READINGS: I have chosen the Ramayana by Narayana because I prefer to read things I can hold, and I've already bought the book! Comic 1: Ganesha - I have chosen this one because the story and character of Ganesha seems fascinating. I'm excited to learn about Ganesha !  Comic 2: Saraswati - I'm interested in comics that mostly surround women and their role in myths. Video 1: Miracles of Lord Krishna - Interested in this because Krishna is one of the few names I was familiar with before starting this class, but I still don't know much about him. Video 2: TEDxSydney: Fabulous Indian Tabla and Tanpur - I chose this because I've never seen a TED talk I didn't like. OTHER READINGS: