Indian Epics

Once upon a time, Hanuman was relaxing in the forest with his fellow tribe of monkeys. Hanuman's followers respected him and considered Hanuman as their god since he was the son of Vayu, the wind god. A tricky asura wondered into the forest one day and noticed the tribe of monkeys. He was hungry but he couldn't out right attack the monkeys, since Hanuman was around them all the time. Asura decided to use his head instead of his strength this time to fool the monkeys. The demon disguised himself as a wounded deer near the camp of the monkeys. Hanuman noticed the wounded deer and approached the deer with the other monkeys. "Are you okay?" asked Hanuman. Deer told Hanuman that he will be fine as long as he can rest here for couple of days.  Hanuman felt bad for the deer, so Hanuman came where the deer was resting often to provide the deer with water and food. Other monkeys also followed Hanuman to care for the wounded deer. Every time the monkeys headed back to their hom...

   Once upon a time in high heavens, Hanuman and Sun Wukong was enjoying each other's companies. Their peaceful tea time was interrupted by the arrival of the Buddha. Buddha requested Hanuman and Sun to deliver a special message to a temple in the far east. Sun Wukong suggested Hanuman to see who arrives to the temple first. Hanuman took the offer and was ready to go when Sun Wukong casted a powerful spell that made Hanuman fall asleep. "Good night!" Sun said to Hanuman as he jumped far away.    As Sun was heading towards the temple, he ran into demon brothers named Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King. They possessed a powerful artifact called Purple Gold Red Gourd, which can trap anyone who speaks their own name. Since Sun Wukong was aware of the gourd's power, he reminded himself not to say his name. Golden Horned King and Silver Horned King challenged Sun to a duel and told him that a powerful warrior always to present themselves before the fighting starts....

Host: Today, we have a very special guest in the studio with us. He is the god of all monkeys. Please welcome Hanuman! Audience: Yay~ Welcome~ Hanuman: Thank you very much for having me here. Host: No no. Thank you for coming. Please introduce yourself to the audiences here! Hanuman: Hello everyone. My name is Hanuman. I am the king of the monkeys and also a servant of the great lord Vishnu. Host: I have heard of the great adventures you had with your lord Vishnu's seventh reincarnation, lord Rama. Hanuman: Yes. Lord Rama and I have been on number of adventures together and it is my honor to serve him. Host: Why did you decide to serve under the lord Rama? I am pretty sure man like you don't need to serve anyone. Hanuman: Ever since I was young, I was taught by my father, Vayu, the wind god, to serve under lord Vishnu. I ran into lord Rama during his adventures and I figured that it was our destiny to meet each other. Under the lord Rama, I learned a lot and he ...

Hanuman and Sun Wukong, the monkey king of China, was hiding in the woods after they broke Buddha's vase. Since they were both monkeys, they promised each other not to betray one another and remain as good friends. Hanuman: Hey Sun, you think we'll be okay that we broke Buddha's vase? Sun Wukong: I am sure Buddha's not going to find us in this forrest. Hanuman: But his Buddha... He is considered the reincarnation of lord Vishnu... I can't do this. I was supposed to serve him. Sun Wukong: You worry too much. Lets forget about the vase and try to enjoy ourselves. At that moment, loud voice was heard above them. Both Hanuman and Sun knew that it was Buddha's voice. As they both trembled in fear, Sun summoned his somersault cloud and flew away. Realizing that Sun left him alone, Hanuman stood still to receive his punishment. Sun was watching from the skies when Buddha came down on Hanuman. Sun saw Buddha whispering to Hanuman and flying away again. Sun cam...

Link to edited version A long time ago, legendary vanara was born between Anjana and the god of wind, Vayu. He was named Hanuman (Anjaneya) and he was destined to do many great and awe-inspiring deeds. Ever since he was a kid his father, Vayu, always told him that he will and must serve under the legendary Vishnu when he grows up. Hanuman trained himself and educated himself further to become the best servant he could when Vishnu showed up. After years of waiting and training, Hanuman noticed two people walking through the kingdom of Kiskinda, when he was standing guard near the edge of the kingdom. Hanuman felt something from the travelers... He didn't know what it was but he had to find out. Upon hearing Rama and Lakshmana's story of exile and kidnapping of Sita, Hanuman realized that Rama was the avatar of Vishnu and decided to join their adventure. Hanuman convinced the brother of the king of Kiskinda, Sugreeva, to help Rama recover his lost wife, Sita. Sugreeva agreed to...

Long long age there was a yaksha, a demi-god, named Suketha. Suketha had a daughter named Thataka. Beautiful, elegant, and graceful yaksha. Her beauty caught the eye of a asura chieftain named Sunda. He was a asura with great power and renown. Many gods feared him as he possessed great powers. Sunda went to Suketha to ask for Thataka. Suketha was happy to give Thataka to Sunda since Sunda ruled the lands of the mortals. The wedding ceremony was marvelous with high ranking asuras and yakshas attending as guests, foods were prepared by the best chiefs, and musics were played by the most renowned musicians in the lands. After the wedding Sunda and Thataka was enjoying their days as newly weds. Eventually, Thataka bore two sons named Mareecha and Subahu. Just like their father, Mareecha and Subahu was gifted with great strengths and powers. As they were immature, they started to demolish and ravaged the lands around them. Instead of teaching the kids, Sunda joined them and started to d...

The Wise Turtle  Once upon a time, a old king was living his last days. The king and his council was looking all across his kingdom to find a solution to immortality. King was very sad that his days were shortening and that he had no heir to take over his throne. One day, an old wizard visited the king's castle. Wizard told the king that the solution was to eat an aged turtles liver. King ordered his soldiers to bring him a turtle. Soldiers were searching along the coast line to looks for a turtle and they found a old turtle strolling along the shores. Soldiers approached the turtle and offered the turtle to meet the king. Since meeting the king was a great honor, turtle took the offer and went off with the soldiers. Once the turtle was obedient, the soldiers tied up the turtle to prevent him from escaping. Old turtles was shocked and asked "Why have you guys confined me?" "King desires your liver" said the soldiers. "Since my liver is desired by m...