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 The Rat     A group of little elves was camping in the woods when a rat appears. The rat walked on two feet and could speak fluently. At first, the elves were beyond confused then the rat began to speak and told an eloquent story. He told the story of a group of four turtles who lived off pizza and would fight crime and evil. The rat said, “This was until one of the turtles had fallen in love with a human.” The elves were in awe because in this world it is inadequate to even think of falling for a human. The rat then began to unfold the rest of the story. He says that the human woman with whom one of the turtles had fallen in love had convinced him to stop eating pizza, which is the one thing he loves. He was the leader of the group and so the rest of his turtle friends followed and skipped out on eating too. They would each give their share of pineapple pepperoni and mushroom pizza to the woman. This continued and the turtles began to grow weak and this beginning to aff...

  Mahabharata-   The Five Tall Sons of Pandu Author: Richard Wilson (1914) Part B: 7. Duryodhana objects to Yudhishthira being named king of his own realm and prepares for war His decision is absolute and Duryodhana insists on war despite what others say 8. The great armies meet in the battlefield Bhishma leads Duryodhanas army and they have the advantage Bhishma informs Duryodhana that the gods are not on their side because their cause is not just Arjuna beats off all attacks Bhima slays many of Duryodhanas brothers but barely escapes with his life 11. Karna and Arjuna face off in battle and result in a draw Following day Karna vows either he or Arjuna will die that day  Karna encounters Yudhishthira and they fight and this too results in a draw Arjuna then rides out to face Karna Karna breaks Arjunas bow and by the rules of war asks to retain another weapon but Karna continues to attack him In the middle of fighting Arjuna fixes his bow and Karna and Arjuna continue to ...

Mahabharata- The Five Tall Sons of Pandu Author: Richard Wilson (1914) Part A: 1. Pandu is the father of five tall sons and when he dies his brother Dhritarashtra becomes king He has 100 sons and Duryodhana is the oldest and he hates his cousins the sons of Pandu Drona trains the princes in the arts of war  Has tournament when they are of age  During the tourney Karna a mysterious warrior arrives and challenges Arjuna A charioteer arrives and Karna bows to him as his father this makes Bhima outrages 2.  Duryodhana tries to trap the Pandavas in a burning house Drupada has heard of Arjuna and wants him to win tourney To be sure hill win Drupada sets a target he thinks only Arjuna can hit All but Karna was able to string the bow but Draupadi declares he is low born and wont accept him Arjuna in disguise hits the target Suitors are angry and begin to attack the hermits Krishna puts a stop to it Yudhishthira becomes king. (Source: Yudhishthira’s Rajasuya) 3.  The Pandavas...