Notes:
Starts off with Dasaratha (ruler of Kosala) meeting with Viswamithra (who is a King turned Sage). Viswamithra wants to take Rama (the son and reincarnated Vishnu) to Sidhasrama to stop evil creatures from disturbing holy practices.
Dasaratha does not want to let Rama go but eventually agrees to as long as his brother Lakshmana goes too. They leave that day.
The story could start out that Lakshmana was jealous of his brother Rama for getting all the glory and praise of being first born and chosen. Instead of being asked to go on the journey with Viswamithra he follows them unknowingly.
Lakshmana wants to prove he has more wit and strength than his brother.
As Viswamithra tells the story of Thataka, Lakshmana plans on killing Thataka if she appears to prove he is just as strong and fearless as his brother Rama. Though, when Thataka does appear, Lakshmana is afraid and stays in hidden, letting Rama take all the glory for killing Thataka.
During Viswamithra's telling of this story, Lakshamana realized he did not want to end up like Mahabali in the underworlds due to greed. He comes out of hiding and produces himself to Viswamithra and his brother, Rama.
Viswamithra is happy because it is time to begin the holy practices and now Rama and Lakshmana can protect him from the evil creatures. Rama and Lakshmana work together to fight off the evil creatures, even Thataka's two sons who came to revenge her death.
A story about how the Ganges River formed.
I could write a story about when Gautama jumped to conclusions and punished his wife for a crime she unknowingly committed, this angers Brahma (her creator) and he punishes Gautama for turning Ahalya into stone.
When Rama sees Sita for the first time it is in the city of Mithilia, a rich city. In the story it could be a very poor city though. Instead of flowers and pearls on the streets there can be beggars and sludge.
Rama had to pick up Shiva's bow but maybe can change to sword or something like King Author's tale.
Rama marries Sita and returns with his father and brothers to their home, leaving Viswamithra in the story.
Kaikeyi lets her hand maiden convince her that Rama should not be Kind and that her own son Bharatha should be even though Kaikeyi sees no difference between the two in the reading. I can twist the plot here somehow. Maybe Kaikeyi is a jealous wife or something along those lines. Maybe her son Bharatha returns from his trip early to stop the throning. Maybe Rama's banishment will be elsewhere or the terms of his leaving might be different. Maybe can change up the story about Dasaratha killing the boy at the river with the blind parents. Sita and Lakshmana go with Rama into exile.
Bibliography: The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic by R.K. Narayan
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