Week 6 Reading Diary B

Pages: 270-324
The Ramayana by William Buck

-Hunuman tells Rama what he discovered about Sita's kidnapping across the ocean in Lanka.
-They decide to build a bridge so Rama can get to the city
-The bridge was built by Nala, the sea monkey.
-Rama and his group make a plan to go across the bridge to get Sita from Ravana.
-However, Ravana has Shuka, a hawk, watching Rama the entire time.
-Ravana uses magic powers to show Sita a fake head of Rama so that she thinks he is dead and that Ravana has killed him.
-However, Phrahasta enters the room with Sita and Ravana and lets Ravana know that Rama has entered the city. This gives away Ravana's ploy with the fake head of Rama.
-Ravana and Rama fight. In the process, Kumbhakarna (Ravana's brother) kills Rama's forces, however, Rama ends up killing him. He also kills Ravana's son, Indrajit.
-Now the only people left to fight are Ravana and Rama.