There once was a demon named Dundubi. This demon was in the
form of a buffalo and had thirst for fighting and blood. All he ever wanted to
do was fight everyone that crossed his path for the rest of his life trying to
prove his power and strength. One day this demon decided to challenge one of
the gods to show off his strength, so he went a challenged Lord Vishnu to fight
him. Vishnu saw his thirst for fighting and killing and thought it would be for
Lord Shiv, also known as the god of destroying. Vishnu told Dundubi to go to
Mount Kailash and fight Shiv to show off his power, because after all Shiv is
the destroyer and more powerful. Dundubi agreed and went to Kailash where he
smashed his horns into the mountain side, making the whole mountain shake.
Shiv, infuriated that someone had awakened him from meditation, came raging
down to see who it was. Shiv sees it was Dundubi and asked what was so urgent
that a buffalo has to shake his whole mountain. Dundubi challenges Shiv to
fight. Shiv, the all-knowing god, realized that all Dundubi wanted to do was
fight so he thought that he should send him to Indra, so he can join Indra’s
army and fight as much as his desires. Shiv sent of Dundubi to Indra. Dundubi
is now furious because every god he goes to, has redirected him to someone
else. Dundubi enrages at Indra saying that all he wants to do is fight, why can’t
the gods fulfill his wish. Indra didn’t want to deal with him, as Indra was
egotistical and thought this buffalo demon to be petty and worthless. Indra
explains to Dundubi that Vali is the only one who can provide him a lifetime
full of fights. Dundubi had lost all of his patience and mindlessly made his
way to Vali, and without any thought attack Vali at full speed. Vali and
Dundubi run around the whole world fighting each other until Vali finally loses
his temper and decides to end Dundubi. Vali takes out his weapon of choice and
smashes the demons horns off. He then takes the horns and uses it against
Dundubi to permanently finish him. Vali picks up the buffalos dead body and
flings it across the country, where it lands on a sages prayer grounds. The sage
in return curses Vali.
Authors Note:
This is the story of Dundubi the buffalo demon. I just
retold the story I read in the book in my own words, I haven’t really made a
whole new story line.
Narayan, R. K. (1972) The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic.
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Dundubi The Buffalo
Wow this story was intense! I didn't pay much attention to this part of the tale but you did a great job retelling it in your own way! I would never think someone to fight with Dundubi he seems to be so strong and evil. I think Vali does his share of being strong and putting up a good fight but still he ends up dead later on. Great job Soham!
ReplyDeleteHello! Your story was so well written- good job! I was blown away by the detail you used and I also was impressed because you picked a story that I don't think very many people would have necessarily been initially drawn to, but you re-wrote it in such an interesting way. Your word choice was also impressive- "infuriated," "enrages," "flings," etc. Keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this story!! It was exciting, intense, and ominous all at the same time! I really liked that you just choose to stick with the original storyline and retold it in your own words, I mean why mess with something that is so amazing already? I find myself always wanting to just completely retell the stories and change them up, but I always end up having a really hard time with it! Anyways, I thought your story was great, you kept it interesting and had some really great word choices in there! I can't wait to read some of your future stuff!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job of retelling the story in your own words while also sticking to the original tale. Sometimes just modernizing the story allows the reader to get much more in touch with its true meaning. Dundabi feels as if he isn't taken seriously and decides to act rashly towards Vali who is much more powerful. His rash decisions cost him his life and teaches us that diving into unknown situations without first using your head can get you into a lot of trouble.
ReplyDeleteThis story does a great job of retelling an ancient tale in words that are both gripping and easy to understand. I was really able to grasp Dundabi's feelings of anger, frustration and impatience in this tale, and the gods' derision of the demon is also clearly evident. You did a fantastic job of highlighting the tensions in this tale and explaining why the situation developed in the way it did. Great work!
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