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Lakshmi's Secret: Food is life. It attracts all, everyone comes to it. Heard/ pack began with animals. Lion is alpha. Elephants are related to Lakshmi. Daves lives in the sky and Asuras below the earth. A pot carries the water and becomes owned. They are usually wealthy. The battle between wealth.  Sachi, her love was born by actions. She loved men who took action. Her lover tried to kill the Pandavas. Prince Ayoda kills him.  The husband and wife, she explains that he doesn't need much but the people need things.Like wealth.  Luki and Ganisha affluence and abundance.  He wanted to show the god that he needed shiva. He eats all the god has.  Indra has to "make milk" and churn the ocean to bring back lakshmi. She is drawn to Vishnu.  He wants to outgrow his hunger and help others.  Budavi=cow and Tredavi= ( elephant ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik, 2016

Durga's Secret: Domesticating nature without invoking the mind. She rides a lion and has a nose ring which makes her a little domesticated.She is Brahms, daughter. She wants to marry Shiva but they do not want her to get married. She saved baby Krishna.   Durga is all the parts of all the gods.  Aham verses the atam. We go to animal self.  The gramdivity is more ritual. She is a rock and has a nose ring. The village is her body. They sacrifice an animal. They torture themselves for her. She was beaten so she revenged him. Yeven sees a man bathing she wants him but they behead her and she is brought back to life.  A Sati protects her husband with her chastity. Seven women get pregnant by Shive they are all married and the women abort the babies. They turn into one person with 7 heads.  He brings death. Shitala also brings death and sickness.  ( Durga ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik,...

Chapter 3 Kali is nature and Guri is culture. Female is the matter and the man is the mind.  Vishnu is the only god that understands these two goddesses. Shiva disagrees that women are property etc. Sita and Shiva are married.  Shiva father turns away from her. She jumps into the fire and dies, Sita carries her around. He sprinkles her body around to have places to worship. Shiva has a son with 6 heads. Parvati asks for a son and Shiva says no. She makes her own. He gets jealous and kills him and then replaces his head. She becomes the food goddess. ( Gauri ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik, 2016

Chapter 2: Kali is awesome goddesses who cut off men's heads.She was naked, had crazy hair, tongue out. She is power. She consumes human society. Violence becomes nourishment, she rips their heads off and drinks the blood. She is also the one on top.  Radha really changed the way traditional relationships were looked at.  She loved Krishna They tried to change Kali because of her intense image. She became an image of women all over the world. ( Kali ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik, 2016

There was a far off village in the Nanda Devi Mountains. There were many happy people there and they were ruled by a goddess who loved everyone. Her name was Goddess D, named after the mountains. They did not mind that they were ruled by a woman until outsiders began to come in and cause uproar that a woman was leading men. The villagers have only had women as leaders all through out their history. This way of uproar started to take a toll on the villagers and they began to think like the outsiders. The goddess was hurt and angry by her people abandoning her. Goddess D was pacing the floor while talking to her mother who was very ill: " I cannot believe my people are looking for another god. I have provided rain , food and fertility. What else could these people want. I have gave them all of me and they still want more. They want a man. Pfft like a man can do better. All they want is to fight and have sex. This is not right for the village. " Her mother: " Oh dear one...

Chapter 1: A man rejected sex and turned into god of death and she turned into goddess of the night.  When men rejected women it was looked at as something that makes them strong.  Women chose their lovers. This came to an end.  Men took everything away from women when they became prostitution.  Men really flipped the board. Controlling women and how many husbands they could have. Women have turned into a trophy instead above men. No women are goddesses anymore. Women are looked at as needing saving. ( GoddessofNight ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik, 2016

Gaia's Secret 1-2: Many men had to fight for a woman's womb. This is why laws on marriage happened. Men are not as many men are needed for reproduction. Woman killed their men after being used. If they wanted to live they had to castrate themselves.  Virgin does not mean the same thing as it does today. It is a woman who is ready to have children. Usually, women were "whores". They could freely choose who to have sex with. Since then times and definitions have changed.  ( Pregnancy ) Bibliography: Seven Secrets of the Goddess , Devdutt Pattanaik, 2016

King Jacob had a very special tree to him and his people. He thought it was so special that he built a wall around his town. They had a tree that was filled with fresh apples. They were crisp, sweet and juicy. As you bit into it juices would flow from it. This apple gave them the nutrients they needed, they were not like any other people because this could sustain them. Other people around them could not know about this tree because they would want it all for themselves. A young boy, Timmy,  was picking apples and had the idea to sell them at a farmers market in the city right next to them.  Timmy: Come get your local apples, they are the best apples you could ever have! Crowds of people: I want one, I want 5, I want some, take me to the tree. Timmy: This tree is a secret and you will never find it. Timmy made so much money, but he would have to pay a much worse price in the end. The crowds of people began to whisper and talk poorly of Timmy.  ( Ap...

The Two Pigs: Two pigs were picked up by a lovely old lady. She raised these pigs. One day drunk men wanted more meat but the mother called out a warning call to them. A magical growth in flowers made the men not want to eat the pigs but to worship them. The Patient Buffalo: A monkey was annoying the buffalo. He did not hurt the monkey but explained that he was little. A fairy granted him no harm. The Sarabha: A king wanted this animal who was unique. He hunted him and fell into a hole and the animal saved him. The animal granted for him not to hunt in the forest. The Goblin Town: Men were shipwrecked on an island. The goblins dressed up as women and tempted the men and wanted to kill them. After finding out a horse came to save them. The Great Elephant: An elephant saw men passing through the desert and asked what was wrong. They need food and water. He told them to go to the hill. He had sacrificed himself so they could have food. The Quarrelsome Quails: The ...

The Monkey Bridge: The monkeys had a tree that had very fresh mangos and they did not want the men to find it. They made sure to not let the fruit flow downstream to them.  One day a fruit fell and the men came after their tree. They had no way to escape so the Chief monkey lets them cross over his body and a reed to get to the other tree to live. The chief was crushed and died. The Guilty Dogs: There was a King who had horses and the royal dogs had eaten the leather for the horses. He wanted every dog to die because of this. Now the chief dog went to the king to explain that only the royal dogs did it. They killed the royal dogs and the rest lived. Banyan: A golden bayan was in charge of 500 deer and then more. The king liked to hunt the deer and they were messing up the land. The deer decided that they would sacrifice their self every day. When it came time a mother still need to feed her child so the golden bayan laid his life down for all animals. The king g...

Check out my updated version at,  Izzy's Tales: Lola the Cow . ( HighlandCattle ) There were legends of a magical baby cow who was born and given to a small pasture family of cows. This baby was Lola. She was a beautiful Highland cow. She was given to a family who couldn't have kids. The family was very blessed and the whole town was there to support them. The whole town talked about how much of a troublemaker she was but her parents knew that she was something special. Lola loved to pick flowers and talk to everyone she met. You could say she was a social butterfly. Her favorite thing was to sing to the flowers that she so adored. She would sing:                                 " Grow, grow, grow beautiful flowers. Turn into one I'd                                    like to pick. Then I'll pick, pick...

Krishna was sharing food with others. Braham wanted to test Krishna and stole the children. Krishna made fake kids out of himself to show Braham. He fell in love with a woman but was told he would not marry him. He was the savior.  He heard that the king was again trying to kill him so heading towards him. They arrived in Mathura. He healed a little old woman. The king wanted an elephant to trample Krishna. The wrestlers also then tried to attack them. He snapped the bo. He killed the evil king. The allies of the evil king were upset that Krishna killed him. They kept attacking Mathura. Krishna moved all the people to another city. ( Cow ) Bibliography: Krishna ,  Epified TV (India), 2015

The boy had enemies, he became a big powerful king. He loved everyone and was friendly. No one understood why he had enemies. There was a cruel ruler. He threw his cousin into prison. The 8th child was born, and he was supposed to kill the king. The father ran away from the prison with the baby. He was able to cross the river because of the serpent. He came to a village where his wife was and she also gave birth to a child.  The king laughed because he knew a girl couldn't kill him. The little girl turned into a god and said he sucked. Holy men loved Krishna. Putna tried to kill the baby but the baby killed her. Krishna was known for being a troublemaker. He was eating mud. His mom looked into his mouth and she saw everything in his mouth. Life and death etc. Krishna was playing music with his friends, the snake killed the kids and he wanted to challenge her. The river was now clean and his friends came back to life. Krishna kills more demons. ...

Check out my new revised story at  Izzy'sTales ! Kennan and Jade wanted to have babies. They had been married for 5 years and had been trying to have babies but nothing seemed to work. They tried fertility treatments, diets, injections and so much more. They so badly wanted children. Keenan was a pastor at the local church in a small town and Jade was a 5th grade teacher. They loved their jobs and they were always surrounded by kids. Every week they saw another couple get pregnant, but not them. They asked God why. Keenan wanted to take a camping trip with Jade so that they could get away from reality so that they could fast and pray all weekend. Keenan: Are you ready to get some hiking in this week? Jade: Oh Keenan, I am so ready. I love nature. I am glad I get to spend some quality time with you and God. Keenan: Do you have everything packed and ready to go babe? Jade: I am ready, I call driving!! Keenan: Dangit, I wanted to drive the Jeep. They arrived to Devils Den and...

Pandu's wife had a son. She was given a mantra and called upon it. She was embraced by the sun. The sun and she had a baby. She sent away the baby because she was single. Pandu goes into the woods to just enjoy the nature. He shot people having sex. So he cursed him so that he couldn't have sex. They stayed in the woods. His wife said that she could have any child from any god. Pandu told her to do it. They had 5 sons from god of truth and death, the wind god,  kind of the devas, and two from his other wife. Pandu and his wife died. The Queen who was blind with her husband had a baby that was not right. They were divided up into 100 pieces. They looked evil though. The Queens brother and son now wanted to kill the Pandavas.  He tied up one the brother and he was bitten by the snakes and he broke out. He became so strong. Drona came to train the children for war. But Drona wanted vengeance. ( Sun ) Bibliography: The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Epified TV (India). T...

The wife killed her 7 children and then finally let the 8th kid live because of the legend. The king missed his child because his wife ran away with their kid. The king then fell in love with a fisherman's daughter but she refused to marry him because their kids would be less than his sacred son, Bishma. The sacred son tried to get back the girl that the king liked. He said that he would step down from the throne. The princes swore to never get married, the whole world shook. The king died after having two children. The half-brother becomes king and the princess steals 3 women for the brother to marry. One of the women ran back to her real love but be denied her. She, Amba, runs back to the King and he denied her. Amba finds someone who would go against Bishma to kill him and they fight for 23 days but neither guys gave up. The King died, the queen told the son to break his vow and get married. Bishma says no. The queen said she had another son. So that son had a baby with the thre...

1. Looking back. Are you happy with your progress so far? Do you have a good weekly routine? What are the class assignments that you enjoy the most? Are you using any of the extra credit options? Yes, I am so happy with the progress. I have kept on track every week. I have only missed one assignment. I usually try to do the 3 homeoworks on Monday and Tuesday anad then the last 3 on Thursday. It works with my class and work schedule. I am not using the extra credit options. I feel like if I missed homework I would, but if I do all the homework I will make an A. 2. Looking forward. Are there any changes you want to make for the second half of the semester? Any pitfalls you want to avoid? Something new you want to try? I would like to not get as frustrated with the technonlgy side of things. I have gotten way better and I plan to keep on working on it. I hope to avoid little slip ups and put more effort into my work. I want to try to write using your creative examples that you give u...

1. Feedback in. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the comments and feedback you are receiving from other students in the class? What kinds of comments are you finding to be the most useful? I do find the overall comments helpful. I give it like an 8 out 10. I find the comments that are very specific to be the most helpful. Comments that are broad leave me feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do exactly.  I like to be told what to do and how to do it. 2. Feedback out. Similarly, how would you rate the quality of the comments and feedback you are leaving for other students? Have you found some good feedback strategies? Are you getting some good ideas for your own writing as you analyze other people's writing? I feel like I leave more uplifting comments than criticizing ones. I could improve on leaving more critical comments. I like to do the wow, how, and what if way of leaving comments.  I love being able to read other people's stories and I have gotten...

 1. Looking back. Overall, how well are the reading and writing assignments working for you? What has been your favorite reading so far? Are your reading notes helping you each week with your story post? Have you discovered any new reading/research strategies? Are you happy with your class project? What do you consider to be your biggest accomplishment(s) in your writing for this class? I realized that I have gotten better at writing stories and making them better. I have gotten better at grammar mistakes and catching them before they are too late. This class has really opened my eyes to how easily I glaze over grammar. I have never been good at grammar but I feel like this class is helping. Especially the blog. I have really enjoyed reading the stories and then making a twist on my own. My favorite reading is probably The Ramayana. The story was such a different epic than any other American one. It had love, fighting, and drama. It was easy to take notes over the story...

Bhishma Falls He dies. Drona in Command Drona takes command of Duryodhana's armies. Drona wants Yudhishthira his prisoner, and Arjuna vows to defend his brother even at the cost of his own life. Abhimanyu and Jayadratha Both men die in an epic way by Arjuna. Arjuna's son dies and he wants vengeance.  Ghatotkacha The mighty warrior was killed in his sleep. Death of Drona Drona's son died. He was so mournful he went into battle without weapons and died.    Bhima and Dushasana Bhima killed Duhsasanaand drank his blood. Arjuna and Karna Fight in an epic battle and Karna dies.  Duryodhana in the Lake Bhima killed Dur and Bhima broke the law.  The Night Raid Drona was going to attack the Pandava's place but it was guarded by the god Shiva. She granted him power for revenge.  Ashwatthaman Cursed The Princess wanted Ashwatthamann dead. Ajuna found him and returned with the jewel.  Mourning Everyone...

Life in the Forest Pandavas lived in the woods with their wife Draupadi, they prayed to the sun god and it gave them food for 12 years. Krishna's Visit Krishna visited the Pandavas and their wife, they talked about many things and thought about religion.   Arjuna and Shiva Arjuna went to the mountians to pray. He and another man shop a boar and fought for it. The man he was fighting was actually his god.  Arjuna and Indra Indra trained his son Arjuna in celestial instruments and weapons. He then fought off the demons and danavas. The Himalayas The Pandavas, Draupadi, and the priest entered the mountains and met Arjuna and he told Yudhishthira he would rule.    Bhima and Hanuman Bhima met the monkey of Rama.  Duryodhana and the Gandharvas Duryodhana is still jealous and it happens in front of the  Pandavas once again. Karna continues to be loyal to Duryodhana. He says he is going to kill Arjuna...

Susan: Welcome everyone I am Susan and thank you for taking my tour bus to the Great Burning of the Lac Palace. We will see many things along the way but our first stop is here.  Hey guys where is everyone from? Guy 1: I am from Canada Girl 1: I am from Mexico  Guy 2: I am from America Everyone was shouting out where they were from. There were over 30 people enjoying the tour bus today.  Susan: The Lac Palace is home of the Prince Duryodhana who was cousins of the Pandavas. They thought that Queen Kunti and the Pandavas had died in the fire because of the dead bodies out side of the Palace but they did not! They ran off into the woods to keep safe from the evil prince. Many people believed that Prince Duryodhana was so jealous that he wanted to burn his own family alive so that his people would love him more.  Guy 1: So how did the Pandavas and the Queen Kunit escape? Susan: They escaped because Prince Vidura knew that he was plann...

The House of Fire Vidura knew that Duryodhana wanted to set the place on fire.He hired someone to dig a tunnel so that they could escape. But the fire blew to the castle and  Dur and his mother died. Bhima and Hidimba Bhima fights the evil Hidimba because they wen to the forest where beasts were out to get them.  Bhima and Hidimbi Bhima married  Yudhishthira and they had a son named Ghatotkacha. Draupadi's Swayamwara Arjuna won a batlle with an arrow to win Draupadi's love. Wife of the Five Pandavas She had to marry all 5 pandavas  The Story of Nalayani In her other life she asked 5x for a husband so that is why she got 5 husbands.  Indraprastha The brothers went to their own town Indraprastha. Arjuna and Ulupi Arjuna exiled himself and met Ulupi, daughter of Vasuki. They had a child A child named Iravat. Arjuna and the Apsaras Arjuna jumped into the water and got attacked by an alligator and fought it...