- I was really intrigued by the voice in the lake. It'd be really fun to write a story about this, as well as the mysterious giant deer. I could have a character (or a series of characters) from another story approach the lake, or I could re-write the scene where the Nakula and the others find the lake and drink from it. Or maybe a story about the crane??? So many options. (Pages 176-185ish in my version of the book.) I'm a little confused about if the crane eventually only became a voice, or if it was killed?? But overall I really like the idea.
- "He came down and proceeded towards a crystal-clear pond, sapphire-like, reflecting the sky. He fell down on his knees and splashed the water on his face. As he did this, a loud voice, which seemed to come from a crane standing in the water, cried, “Stop! This pond is mine. Don’t touch it until you answer my questions. After answering, drink or take away as much water as you like.” Nakula’s thirst was so searing that he could not wait. He bent down and, cupping his palms, raised the water to his lips. He immediately collapsed, and lay, to all purposes, dead.” (Excerpt From: R. K. Narayan. “The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic.”)
Yudhistira and Yaksha from Wikimedia Commons
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