The story begins with the celebration of the birth of the
four sons, with Rama being the most beloved of the sons. Rama cosmically
manifests and then returns to being a baby. A wise older hermit comes seeking
help to battle the demons. Dasharatha is reluctant, but he lets Rama go. Later
they travel around and are spotted by a friend of SIta. Sita and Rama fall in love
when they see each other. To win Sita over, Rama bends the bow and snaps it. Rama
then easily strings Vishnu’s bow. Later, Rama is forced into exile for a large
number of years. Lakshmana joins Rama in exile. Dasharatha later dies as the
result of a curse. A demon woman falls in love with Rama, but he is married.
She is then mutilated by Lakshmana and they combine to defeat the warriors. Later,
Ravana all but kidnaps Sita. The monkeys show Rama SIta’s scarf.
This is an
excellent section with many possible storytelling opportunities. To me, the
most interesting aspect for a possible story is the part when Rama has to bend
the bow and later string Vishnu’s bow in order to gain Sita’s hand in marriage.
I think it would be interesting to do a story in which a task, some extremely
difficult task, must be performed in order to win a hand in marriage. The story
could even have totally different characters and be placed in a modern setting
of some sort. Perhaps the story could even include a failure to perform the task
successfully, the opposite of what happened with Rama. This option could
potentially be fun to play around with creatively. The thought that pops in my head is a high school student performing a certain task to win over a prom date. This would be relatable to most people and could be very fun.
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