Week 7 Reading Diary B

Pg. 374-442
The Ramayana by William Buck

Important Things
-Rama and Sita take a flying chariot home.
-On the way home, they stop to see where they hurried Jatayu. In order to announce that they are on their way home, Rama sends Hanuman ahead to tell his brother so he doesn't kill himself.
-When Rama arrives in town, the town is very excited. They give him presents.
-After a long period of time, Sita becomes pregnant.
-Because she has been with Ravana, she is considered not innocent. Rama sends Sita into exile.
-Valmiki hears of this and agrees to take care of Sita in her time of need.
-Sita eventually gives birth to two sons, Kush and Lava. They grow up hearing tales of Rama.
-Rama has a big festival in the forrest, where he eventually realizes that Kush and Lava are his kids.