Dasharatha Yearns For Children
Once upon a time there was a compassionate and courageous king named Dasharatha. All of the people in his land loved and respected him. He even had a very trusted adviser named Vasishtha. There was just one thing missing in his life... If only he could have figured out what he was looking for.. Oh yes, he figured it out! He wanted children so very badly. Dasharatha felt like he could not go on without bringing children into this world. It was almost as though a piece of him was missing. He had three wives named Kausalya, Kaikeyi, and Sumithra . Surely one of them could give him a child! He asked for advice from everyone he knew and finally decided that he would ask his wives. They all agreed and seemed very excited themselves. They could finally be mothers! They would all three do such a fabulous job. Kausalya is very intelligent and knowledgeable. Kaikeyi is a great cook and loves to clean. Sumithra is organized and extremely loving. All of them have great qualities to be mothers. As each one became more and more pregnant Dasharatha became more and more excited. He made sure he would be the best father yet. He already set up their rooms and decorated the rooms for royalty. He could not wait to take them to yoga and philosophy classes. His two main goals were to make sure they were well rounded and loved. Dasharatha definitely would fulfilled this goal of his. Finally his wives gave him four beautiful children. Just as he had promised, he spent time with them daily. They children loved to hear their father tell them stories about all of his adventures. Dasharatha finally felt as though he gained a deeper and more meaningful purpose in life. His wives gave the children all that they could give. Most importantly, the children loved one another unconditionally. Little did they know now, they would grow up and be very loyal to one another. Dasharatha's children would be his little proteges. He could not wait to see the wonderful people his children would grow up to be.
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Author's Note: I based my story off of The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan. Since Dasharatha is my favorite character from the story, I wanted to focus my own story mostly on him. He wanted children very badly and I based my version off that idea and ran with it! I chose the crown as my image because he is king!
Bibliography
Narayan, R. K. (1972) The Ramayana.
I based my story off of The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan also! I liked Dasharatha, but he wasn't my favorite character. Viswamithra was my favorite character. I found him so interesting. However, I also like Dasharatha, especially the way that he wanted children so badly. I'm the same way! I can't wait to have kids. (Actually, I'm looking forward to it, but I can definitely wait!)
ReplyDeleteI also based my story off of The Ramayana! I like your story a lot, it was very cute. I had never really given much thought to Dasharatha but I liked how much personality you have him. You opened a new perspective on him. From the beginning, I wanted to keep reading to find out what kind of dad he actually became once they were born!
ReplyDeleteHey Britney. Since I already commented on your introduction and week 3 storytelling post, I decided to read this story for my second comment. Once again, you did a great job! I really liked how you assigned particular characteristics to each of the wives that would make them great mothers. I also liked how you built up Dasaratha’s anticipation as the women progressed through their pregnancy. It’s cool that Dasaratha is your favorite character, he definitely seems like a great father.
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