Week 5 Story: Sita's Revenge
Note: This story is now part of my Portfolio website. This website will have the more current version.
One afternoon while Rama was out hunting a deer that Sita desired, Ravana came and kidnapped Sita. Ravana took her back to his place. Sita cried and cried calling for Rama. Ravana declared his love for Sita. He was enamored by Sita's beauty. However, Sita insisted on her love for Rama. She profusely rejected Ravana.
Weeks passed, Ravana could tell Sita was starting to get worried. Hanuman, the monkey king, came to see Sita to see how she was doing and to rescue her. She refused to be rescued by anyone other than Rama. Therefore, Hanuman left to tell Rama that Sita was alright, but only wanted to be rescued by him.
Little did they know that Ravana was listening to their conversation. Being the devil that he is, Ravana disguised himself as Rama one night. He pretended to rescue Sita looking like Rama.That night, Sita and Ravana celebrated under the moonlight. However, when Sita woke up she found that the man who was lying next to her was Ravana, not Rama. Sita cried for she had been deceived. She isolated herself.
Finally, Rama came and rescued Sita. He slayed Ravana. Sita was overjoyed for her hero had finally came. However, Rama did not greet her with a warm welcome. He questioned her purity. To prove her innocence, she had to not burn in the funeral pyre.
Sita became angry. She was angry at Ravana for tricking and violating her. She was angry at Rama for not rescuing her earlier. She knew her death was inevitable for she and Ravana had spent a night together when he deceived her. However, Sita did not burn. The reason for this was that she had Ravana's children inside of her. Even though they were still in her womb, they were powerful enough to use their power of deception to make others see that there was a fire. Therefore, Sita passed the test. It was then she knew she was pregnant with Ravana's children, and they had saved her.
Rama was overjoyed Sita had passed the test. They went back to the kingdom where Rama ruled. However, there was rumors going around again questioning Sita's purity. Therefore, Rama banished Sita into the forest. It was then that Sita decided to seek revenge on Rama. She knew that even if Sita had not purity was intact Rama would not have believed her or rather he was too concerned of what others thought of her. He was more concerned about the crown rather than her well-being. Her revenge was going to be putting her and Ravana's children on the throne. She gave birth to two boys in the forest. She groomed them to be conniving.
One day, not out of coincidence, Rama ran into two boys who looked a lot like him. They looked like Rama because they used their magic to look similar to Rama. When Rama found out that they were Sita's children, he invited them to rule the kingdom with him. He believed that these boys were his children for they looked like him. Sita's plan was in the works. When Rama met Sita again, he asked her to pass another purity test. This time Sita was to be swallowed by the Earth if she was pure. Again, her sons saved her by using their skill of deception. Although Sita disappeared in Rama's eyes, she was still very much present in their lives. In the shadows, Sita was able to help her boys rule the kingdom and get rid of Rama. Sita had gotten her revenge.
Author's Note: This is me retelling the aftermath of Sita's kidnapping. In the original story, Sita is kidnapped by Ravana. When she is rescued by Rama, she undergoes two tests to prove her purity. Although she is not "impure" in the original story, I decided to change it to where she does have Ravana's children. I did this to make Rama's nightmare come true. He was too concerned over her purity and what others thought of her purity rather than her well-being. That is when I decided that she would have Ravana's children and they would rule the throne as Sita's revenge.
Bibliography. Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley
One afternoon while Rama was out hunting a deer that Sita desired, Ravana came and kidnapped Sita. Ravana took her back to his place. Sita cried and cried calling for Rama. Ravana declared his love for Sita. He was enamored by Sita's beauty. However, Sita insisted on her love for Rama. She profusely rejected Ravana.
Weeks passed, Ravana could tell Sita was starting to get worried. Hanuman, the monkey king, came to see Sita to see how she was doing and to rescue her. She refused to be rescued by anyone other than Rama. Therefore, Hanuman left to tell Rama that Sita was alright, but only wanted to be rescued by him.
Little did they know that Ravana was listening to their conversation. Being the devil that he is, Ravana disguised himself as Rama one night. He pretended to rescue Sita looking like Rama.That night, Sita and Ravana celebrated under the moonlight. However, when Sita woke up she found that the man who was lying next to her was Ravana, not Rama. Sita cried for she had been deceived. She isolated herself.
Finally, Rama came and rescued Sita. He slayed Ravana. Sita was overjoyed for her hero had finally came. However, Rama did not greet her with a warm welcome. He questioned her purity. To prove her innocence, she had to not burn in the funeral pyre.
Sita became angry. She was angry at Ravana for tricking and violating her. She was angry at Rama for not rescuing her earlier. She knew her death was inevitable for she and Ravana had spent a night together when he deceived her. However, Sita did not burn. The reason for this was that she had Ravana's children inside of her. Even though they were still in her womb, they were powerful enough to use their power of deception to make others see that there was a fire. Therefore, Sita passed the test. It was then she knew she was pregnant with Ravana's children, and they had saved her.
Rama was overjoyed Sita had passed the test. They went back to the kingdom where Rama ruled. However, there was rumors going around again questioning Sita's purity. Therefore, Rama banished Sita into the forest. It was then that Sita decided to seek revenge on Rama. She knew that even if Sita had not purity was intact Rama would not have believed her or rather he was too concerned of what others thought of her. He was more concerned about the crown rather than her well-being. Her revenge was going to be putting her and Ravana's children on the throne. She gave birth to two boys in the forest. She groomed them to be conniving.
One day, not out of coincidence, Rama ran into two boys who looked a lot like him. They looked like Rama because they used their magic to look similar to Rama. When Rama found out that they were Sita's children, he invited them to rule the kingdom with him. He believed that these boys were his children for they looked like him. Sita's plan was in the works. When Rama met Sita again, he asked her to pass another purity test. This time Sita was to be swallowed by the Earth if she was pure. Again, her sons saved her by using their skill of deception. Although Sita disappeared in Rama's eyes, she was still very much present in their lives. In the shadows, Sita was able to help her boys rule the kingdom and get rid of Rama. Sita had gotten her revenge.
(Picture of SIta Pregnant with Ravana's babies Sita Sings the Blues)
Author's Note: This is me retelling the aftermath of Sita's kidnapping. In the original story, Sita is kidnapped by Ravana. When she is rescued by Rama, she undergoes two tests to prove her purity. Although she is not "impure" in the original story, I decided to change it to where she does have Ravana's children. I did this to make Rama's nightmare come true. He was too concerned over her purity and what others thought of her purity rather than her well-being. That is when I decided that she would have Ravana's children and they would rule the throne as Sita's revenge.
Bibliography. Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley
Hey Joanna, great story. It was a very different direction from the entire Ramayana. The dark direction you took was very intriguing, and you portrayed both Sita and Rama very differently from how they are portrayed in the Ramayana. I think that the ways you changed it made the story far more interesting because it created depth in the characters.
ReplyDeleteHey Joanna. This is a very dark story. It makes me think. I have always thought of Sita as a victim of unfortunate circumstances and popular beliefs. I would like to know more how the twins were able to deceive a god, Argo, while in the womb. That would be interesting details to add to this unique take.
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