Rama and Sita Story
Prince Rama was supposed to become king, but he had been forced to flee into the forest by his stepmother. His brother, Lakshman, and his wife, Sita, went with him.
They lived a simple and peaceful life in the forest until one day, Sita was spotted in the forest by Ravana the demon king. He wanted Sita all to himself, so came up with a plan to kidnap her.
One day, when Rama and Sita were walking in the forest, they saw a beautiful deer, with golden fur and shining antlers. Sita asked Rama to catch it for her, and so he immediately went on a hunt for the animal. However, whilst he was away, Ravana kidnapped Sita. He took her away in a flying chariot. Although Sita was scared, she was clever, and dropped some of her jewellery to the ground so that Rama could follow.
Meanwhile, Rama realised that he had been tricked when he caught the deer and it turned into a demon. He raced back home to find Sita missing. Along with his brother, Lakshman, they searched and searched, and eventually found some of the jewellery Sita had dropped from the chariot. They followed the trial. On their way, he met Hanuman, the monkey king. Rama asked for his help in finding Sita.
Hanuman agreed, and gathered all the monkeys in the world to search for Sita. They eventually found the island where Sita was being held captive. However, it was impossible to get to because there were fierce waves crashing against its shores. Luckily, Hanuman was the son of a wind god - he took a deep breath and leaped over the waves. He found Sita and she was very happy to see him.
Hanuman told Rama where Sita was. However, Rama couldn't get to her because of the waves. He and his brother started to build a bridge. All of the animals from miles around came to help, and soon the bridge was completed.
Over the bridge, they had to fight many demons. Rama finally came face to face with Ravana. He used a special bow and arrow from the sky god to shoot the demon king in the heart. Ravana fell down dead.
Rama and Sita returned to the palace, and became the king and queen. On their journey home, the gods showered garlands of flowers from the sky and every household lit a row of candles in their window to welcome them home. They ruled happily for many years.
