How Oceans Were Created
Have you ever been on the beach and wondered how the vast
blue water in front of you got there?
Ganga is responsible for the beauty of the oceans. Ganga, one
of Shiva’s daughters, controls all of the water of the universe. One day, a
couple of brothers were bored and seeing that they have quite competitive nature,
they challenged each other to see who could dig to the other side of the earth
first.
Bagiratha, Shiva’s daughter of soil, did not approve of her body
being torn apart by two boys. As the boys dug, Bagiratha would harden the soil
so that they could not dig any further. In response, the relentless boys would
move to a new area and begin digging again. Unfortunately, the boys were quick
and they had already created many deep holes among Bagiratha’s body. Bagiratha turned
to her sister Ganga for help. She called her sister and pleaded that she come
down from the skies to wash the boys away.
Ganga, being the sensitive, passionate, and caring soul that
she is visited Bagiratha immediately and upon her arrival, grieved for the mutilation
done to her sister’s body. These boys had turned her sister, who was once
beautiful, into something ugly and damaged. She cried and cried and could not
stop until all of the holes and crevices were filled. When Ganga wiped her last
tears, she was able to see clearly the beauty that she had restored to her
sister. Bagiratha graciously thanked Ganga and thus, oceans were created.
The Atlantic Ocean. Taken by me in March 2014
Author's Note
I wanted to write about Ganga in a creative way. I chose
this story because I love how Narayan portrayed Mother Nature in his story. My
story is quite different from his however. The reason for digging was due to
Sakara’s horse being stolen by Indra and his two sons wanting to find the
horse. Also, Bagiratha’s character was changed (he was a grandson of Indra). Ganga
and Bagiratha became Shiva’s daughter in my story which is also different.
Bibliography
Narayan, R. K. (1972) The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic.
Emily -
ReplyDeleteI really liked your story a lot. It was super creative, and I like the changes you made. Very original. It was neat how you made Ganga and Bagiratha sisters of water and soil, and the oceans are Ganga's tears. The personal photos you included are very cool! Also, you're a really good writer, and this was fun to read. Great job!
Hey Emily!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved your story! You did a great job being creative with this story! The changes you made fit perfectly with the story. Recreating these stories it can be easy to lose some of the story, but with yours I think you actually made the story better. The love between Ganga and Bagiratha was perfectly illustrated! I also liked that you had the boys have a digging contest to see who could get to the other side of the earth first. This is exactly how brothers act, they are always trying to one up the other.
You repeated the first sentence twice. I don't know if you meant to do that or not?
You are a great writer! I can't wait to read more of your stories! Hope your semester is going great!