the gift of ascetic
king has 3 queens, no child = evil/sinful life
ppl don’t want to see him
king overhears convo and locks himself away
like someone who is insecure about something finds out that other people notice it too, and now they’re embarrassed and ashamed —
man comes along and gives a drug that will make him have kids
“cured” (plastic surgery, weight loss, makeover, etc.)
one queen gave birth to a conch shell???? then it turned into a son
surprise
gave away conch shell son because of the deal the ascetic gave them
sacrifice/lost
**hope
prince might be killed - bad luck in this family
tricked them, killed the killer and happily ever after
i like this story and it would be fun to write about
the suns twin sons
rice can’t dry because of rain and no sun, girl prays that sun will come out, and bribes the sun to own her (marry her)
???
the consequences of generosity
brahman woman and milkmaid are friends, one rich and one poor
poor asked for picture of a god so she could worship and rich one complied
poor became rich rich became poor
like opposite karma? she did something nice for her friend and ended up losing everything because of it
she was cooking and burnt to cinders - where is this going…?
confusing/odd story
the gander-eater
poor mama just trying to provide for her son, him realizing he does not have what the others do
omg, sassy kid!
son gets food for himself, mother cooks it, then son goes to prison for killing the bird - yikes
finds goddess who can set son free - big surprise
set free
Bibliography
Sacred Tales of India. Link to reading.
Author: D. N. Neogi
Sun God. Image Source: Pinterest.
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