Week 3 Storytelling: Rama and Sita: How it should have gone

Sita waited with the rakshasis, anxious to know if the rumors were true. They had received word that Rama had finally defeated Ravana. She had to hide her excitement, knowing that even though the news would be good for her, it meant that the wives of Ravana would be devastated. She was fearful of what they would do but she knew that Rama would come for her.

She heard someone coming. She looked up, hoping that it would be her love, Rama. She was only slightly disappointed when she realized it was Hanuman. That is when she was able to confirm that Ravana was finally defeated.

"I want to see my love. Will you send him immediately?" Sita asked, practically begging. She was only slightly worried that Rama would think that she was unfaithful to him. She knew that as soon as she sees him, she will have to convince him otherwise.

Word was given back to Rama, whom was so filled with joy. His only reply was for Sita to be brought to him immediately. He missed Sita so much that he decided to meet half way.

"Rama!" Sita yelled when they had finally stood in front of eachother for the first time in such a long time.

Rama immediately embraced Sita. He did not care that she had not been bathed. He did not care that she had been in another man's home. He wasn't even worried about the rumors that may appear after this incident. All he cared about was that he finally had his love, his wife, Sita.

"I've missed you so much!" Sita exclaimed, "I promise you that I remained pure. Ravana and his wives threatened me but never once did I give in! I would have rather died than been unfaithful to you. I will do anything to prove it to you"

" I believe you, Sita! I have never had any reason to doubt you." Rama knew that Sita was telling the truth. Not once did he ever doubt her loyalty to him. He knew that she would never betray him. She was pure when they first met and he knew that she would always remain that way.

They continued to celebrate the defeat of Ravana and the return of Sita from captivity. Everyone could see how much Rama loved Sita and how much he had missed her. He fought through so many battles all to get his wife back.

Rama and Sita with people surrounding them. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Author's note: I based this story off of the story of Sita and Rama. The original story has Rama winning back Sita, only to break their relationship off because of her captivity. He tells her that, even though it was against her will, she was in contact with another besides him. Sita refused to let him believe that and she said she would rather die than have him believe something so untrue. Sita ended up having to test her purity by fire before Rama decided that he could believe her. When I read this story, I thought that it was crazy that he went through all those battles just so that he could break off their relationship because of something that was out of Sita's control. I wanted a happier ending so I changed the story to reflect that. I thought it would be better if Rama immediately believed Sita, instead of accusing her like he did. I also thought that he would want to see her immediately because in the original version, he only wanted to see her after she had bathed. If he truly loved her, he wouldn't have cared if she had bathed so I changed that part too.
Bibliography: Source. Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita (1914). [600 words]