Indian Epics: A Blog by Trace Youngman

Yudhisthira and his Dog      I have only begun my journey into Hell only fifteen minutes ago, but to be honest, it feels like hours. My name is Yudhishthira and earlier today I was minding my own business walking along a dirt road. To be honest, I had no real destination in mind and I have been wandering ever since my four other brothers had died. On top of that, my old dog Rufus died just a few days ago, so I was truly alone for the first time in my life. As I walked along the dirt road, a man flew down from the sky in a chariot powered by stallions. As it flew down to me, I noticed that it was not a man driving but rather the god Indra.      The god Indra and spoke to me and said "I have been watching you for your entire life. I have watched you as your kingdoms have flourish and fallen, as you were sent away in exile for thirteen years, and even today as you walk alone." To be honest, I felt a sense of pride for the fact that a god has been wat...

Grannies Blackie:  Wikimedia Commons The Wise and the Foolish Merchant There was a thrifty merchant and a foolish merchant crossing the desert to a city to sell their goods The foolish merchant went first into the desert  In the desert, there were demons trying to get the merchants to dump out their water  They made it seem as if they had came by a lake to convince the merchant to dump his water, so they they could overpower him  The foolish merchant obliged, found no water, and was taken away by the demons The wise merchant did not listen to the demons, and continued safely to the city  The Elephant Girly-Face There was an elephant named Girly-face, and the elephant was gentle and good  Robbers came by and talked about how evil they were which made Girly-face evil The elephant killed multiple people, but after it was found out that Girly-face had over heard evil conversation, the king sent out men to have good conversation. The good con...

Jataka Tales:  Wikimedia Commons Monkey and the Crocodile  The Crocodile’s mother wanted the monkeys heart The Crocodile planned to catch the monkey by giving him a ride   The monkey rode the crocodile, and when the crocodile went to eat the monkey, the monkey said he left his heart in the tree and was able to escape  The crocodile found the monkey later and attempted to catch him on a rock that the monkey jumped on  The monkey saw the crocodile and got the crocodile to open his mouth so the monkey could jump on his head and escape  How the Turtle Saved his own life  The King put fishes and a turtle into a pond for his sons  His sons were afraid of the turtle and so the turtle was brought in to be killed  The King decided the turtle would be killed by throwing it into the river after the turtle showed dismay to the idea  The turtle was thrown into the river and swam away safely  The Merchant of Seri  ...