First Indian Epics Blog

Planning Post for The Tricky Wolf and the Rats: Rizzo Still keep the wolf trying to trick and eat the rats He will be successful a few times before they notice Possibly work on a new trick rather than the lame leg Maybe he successfully disguises himself as a rat to add a little comedic relief to a pretty dark tale MAYBE the wolf loves being a rat and decides to live the rest of his life as a rat, further playing the comedic angle When the Chief Rat notices, he will come up with a different scheme, rather than risk being eaten Maybe a different hero, rather than the Chief Rat Possible new solutions: One rat poisons himself and allows the wolf to eat him in order to kill the wolf and save the rest of the rats Same concept as above, but maybe have a fake rat that poisons the wolf and kills him, so that it is not as dark as a suicide mission Maybe have more than one wolf; maybe it is a clan of rats versus a clan of wolves fighting for resources Sources: ...

Shantanu, a King of Hastinapura in the Mahabharata, saw a beautiful woman on the banks of the river Ganga; 1894 Shantanu is one of the key characters in the early beginnings of the Mahabharata so I thought it would be interesting to research into his background a little more and maybe tell a story from his perspective. He was a descendent of the Bharata race and was the youngest son in his family. His middle brother, Bahlika, abandoned his fathers kingdom and lived with and soon inherited his uncles kingdom in Balkh. His eldest brother, Devapi, had leprosy and relinquished his title to Shantanu so that he could retire into the woods and become a hermit. Writing about potential conflict within Shantanu about taking his brothers place could be a good storyline. Writing about Shantanu going on an adventure to find a cure for his brothers leprosy could also work well as a story. This could allow him to meet gods or goddesses that do not appear in the original Mahabharata. In ...