Week 5 Story: Sugriva's Truth
Sugriva's Truth
Sugriva and Vali fighting
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Long ago, there were two brothers named Vali and Sugriva. Vali was the eldest of the two, and a known trouble maker. One night, while they were passing along, they found themselves being attacked by an enemy. More specifically.. a demon.
Vali was no stranger to danger and pursued the demon throughout the night. Eventually, the demon found sanctuary in a hole, and crawled deep into the dark abyss.
Vali was reluctant to concede and instead, he followed the demon into the hole, but not before leaving Sugriva with strict orders.
Sugriva was told to stand guard at the mouth of the hole and was ordered not to leave until Vali returned. Sugriva followed his orders faithfully, and stood guard for hours.
As time passed, hours soon became days.
Days soon turned to weeks.
Weeks became months.
And before Sugriva knew it, he had been standing guard for one year.
AAAAHHHHHHH!
A loud cry came from the mouth of the hole and startled Sugriva. The hole had remained silent for a year and suddenly, the most fierce noise had been heard from it. Before Sugriva could make sense of the noise, blood began flooding out of the hole, and Sugriva feared the worst.
Vali was dead.
To prevent the demon from escaping, Sugriva acted quickly and filled the hole with the top of a mountain. Without hesitation, Sugriva fled back to Kishkindha and informed the people of his brother's passing. Sugriva was now king.
What was unknown to all was that Vali was still very much alive and currently fighting to free himself from the accidental imprisonment done onto him by his own brother.
With brute force, Vali was able to free himself, and quickly returned to Kishkindha to confront Sugriva.
Vali accused Sugriva of betrayal, so that he may claim the throne, but Sugriva detested these claims. The two brothers began to argue and their argument caught Rama's attention.
Rama appeared at Kishkindha to avenge Sugriva and after much debate, he validated Sugriva's story, claiming that it is the truth. The two brothers quickly ended their quarrel and vowed to never allow a demon to come between them again.
In this story, the main piece I changed was the battle between Sugriva and Vali. I decided to give them a fairy-tale ending where they can go on living their lives rather than kill off Vali as the original story did. I have a brother, and I could not imagine ever wanting to cause him harm, so I decided to take that part of the story out. I left Rama coming to his aid, but also altered in what way he aided him.
Bibliography:
"Sugriva's Story" by Geraldine Hodgson Web Source
Hi Adriana!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your twist at the very end of the story. It is definitely a lot less violent and aggressive and more lighthearted and nice than the original. I do also agree that I could never imagine causing my sibling any harm, so I liked your interpretation of the story.
Hey Adriana.
ReplyDeleteYour story was excellent. I always thought the story between Vali and Sugriva was so sad. Why does Vali have to die in the original? I like how you let both brothers live in harmony with one another at the end. It is always refreshing to have another take on that story and add a twist to the end of it making it different. Good job!
I also liked your happy ending! So many problems could be avoided if people would chill out and listen to one another. I like that these two brothers got to enjoy each other and not be bitter and angry resulting in death and sorrow. Your story is very easy to follow along, very readable. For my tired brain at this point, that was great!
ReplyDeleteAdriana, you did a great job with the story. I think the retelling of the battle between Vali and Sugriva to have a happy ending is way less sad than the original. The story was well written and easy to understand. It was also easy to tell what your inspiration was. Great story, and I look forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteHey Adriana,
ReplyDeleteI like how you used your own experience such as having a brother influence your story. I have a question about the story. Why did Sugriva not check whose blood was flowing out of the cave? I feel like it would have saved a lot of trouble. I was not surprised when Vali accused Sugriva of betrayal.
Your classmate,
Joanna