Ramayana is one of the most popular epics in the world, having been translated into various languages. It is a tale of Ram, the prince of Ayodhya, who was banished to the forest for 14 years. To honour his father's word, he agreed to be exiled without any murmur or rancour. In the forest, Ram, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshman met saints, new friends and strange foes. Each day brought new adventures. But their spartan, yet happy life was spoilt when Ravan of Lanka, the king of demons, abducted Sita. To rescue her, Ram enlisted the help of the vanar sena (monkey army) of Hanuman. In that battle many heroes died and new ones had come alive.
The book Ramayana Tales for Children is a compilation of 40 one-page stories for children. Language used is plain and simple. Each story unfolds the way original epic proceeds. Long details have been dispensed with while retaining the essence that children can easily grasp. The stories come with realistic caricature based illustrations to retain interest of young readers.
In this vividly told vibrant version for children, the ancient epic unfolds many unpredictable twists and turns. The traditional ingredients are all there adventure and excitement, love and war and an infinite number of stories within stories, as are the traditional characters monkeys, who cross a sea to lay floating bridge and also carry on their finger life-giving herbs found only on a mountain, besides shape-changing demons and monsters of many varieties. The epic has been rendered traditional and contemporary by the freshness and vitality of the author J.M.Mehta and exuberant illustrations that retain the interest of children till the last.
#v&spublishers CONTENTS: Introduction 1. Dashrath the King of Ayodhya 2. Birth of Four Princes 3. Vishwamira Takes away Ram and Lakshman 4. Ahalya and Ram 5. The Origin of Sita 6. Swayamber of Sita 7. Dashrath Decides to Retire 8. Two Boons of Queen Kaikeyi 9. Ram's Departure to the Forest 10. How Dashrath Killed Shravan & Death of Dashrath 11. Return of Bharat & Shatrughan 12. Bharat Goes to Forest to Bring Back Rama 13. Ram and Sage Agastya 14. Visit of Soopnakha to Panchvati 15. Ravan Seeks Help of Mareech 16. Ravan Kidnaps Sita 17. Ram Meets Shabri 18. Ram Meets Hanuman and Sugreev 19. Pavan Putra Hanuman 20. Fight Between Sugreev and Baali 21. Search for Sita with Sugreev's Help 22. Hanuman is Captured 23. Hanuman's Tail Set on Fire 24. Hanuman Meets Ram 25. Attack on Lanka 26. Ravan Sends Kumbhakaran 27. Indrajit Attacks Ram’s Army 28. Ravan Comes to Fight 29. Crowing of Vibhishan 30. Ram Returns to Ayodhya 31. Derogatory Remarks of Washerman 32. Ram Sends Sita to Exil 33. Sita Lives in the Hermitage of Sage Valmiki 34. Ashvamedha Yajna 35. Fight with Ram’s Soldiers 36. Lav Kush Face Ram 37. Sita Meets Hanuman. 38. Sita Returns to Mother Earth 39. Ram Wishes to Leave the World 40. Ram Leaves the World