Mythology-Folklore

 I really am interested in creating a storybook on Raja Rasalu from Flora Annie Steel's  Tales of the Punjab.  I will be utilizing the stories from Raja Rasalu. I will try to connect the stories in a unique way. The stories I would want to add are The King and His Two Queens. Raja, How Raja Rasalu was Born, How Raja Rasalu Killed the Giants, and How He Played Chaupur with King Sarkap. I want to look into more cultural aspects of this story such as how the mother in How Raja Rasalu was Born was so desperate for a son. This is a big issue in South Asia where so many mothers emphasize how great it is to have a son rather than a daughter. I am not certain exactly what my message/experience I would want to give. I would want it to be informative about cultural aspects and the story but also just an interesting read. I try to be humorous, so I would try to be a little funny if possible. I would try to tell the story from the mother's perspective on how naughty her son is, but s...

  ("Bow and Arrow;" Web Source:  Pixabay )    I really am interested in creating a storybook on Raja Rasalu from Flora Annie Steel's Tales of the Punjab.  The first story that really stood out to me is The King and His Two Queens. Raja, the king, had two wives. One had a son and the other did not. This story discusses envy as the one without a son attempted to rid the son of the other wife. He survives and answers people's prayers. The wife asked him for a son, and he promised her a son that would make her cry as much as his own mother cried because of this woman.  The second story that I enjoyed was How Raja Rasalu was Born. His parents were not allowed to look at their son for twelve years. However, he leaves on his twelfth year. He is naughty, but the king cannot do anything because he cannot look at his son. Raja Rasalu doesn't understand why his parents turn their backs on him.  The last story I enjoyed and think would go along the other two is ho...

Map of South Asia; Web Source:  Wikimedia One topic I am interested in is Pakistani/Indian Folklore. I read  Love Like Salt , and I liked it a lot. It was very interesting to hear the story from the perspective of the king and the perspective of the daughter from different countries.  I am interested in this topic because I am Punjabi/Kashmiri. I understand the history of the region. My family lived in present day India before the partition. I am very familiar with the culture.    I would want to switch up the characters for this story. I am interested in incorporating the stories of  Raja Rasalu .  The story behind his birth is very intriguing as well as the jealous maidens test for him.   I am also interested in  Indian Nights Entertainment  for the same reason that it is an Indian story. I am interested in the romantic tales because my parents are very traditional. They met for the first time on their wedding day. ...