Mary said, “This bedtime story will be based on real. Where Mickey will be played by one of the Hindus’ God, Shiva.”
Ally with excitement said, “Nice! I like stories based on real.”
Once upon a time there was a destroyer, Mickey. He was known as a destroyer of desire, death and three worlds. He believed that there is no such concept of death, rebirth nor wheel of life. So, his goal was to destroy Yama because without Yama there will be no death, rebirth and wheel of life. In addition to that, the three world will be destroyed with the destruction of Yama and Kama. Mickey showed his indifference to the world by half closing his eyes, which indicated that he is not observing anything that is going around the world.
Then, Ally in mad voice said, “Why is he considered a God in Hinduism?”
Mary answered, “Because Mickey’s destruction desire of karma make him worthy of worship. Hindu beliefs that destruction is not arbitrary, but in fact helpful for the world. So, for these reasons Mickey was considered good and bad.”
Then, Ally questioned, “What about his personal life? Was he married?”
Sadly Mary said, “His first marriage did not go well.”
Mickey got married to a priest’s daughter, Minnie. However, the father was against their marriage. Later, the priest held a prayer ceremony where he did not invite Mickey. Minnie on the other side did not like the way her husband was being treated, so she scarified herself by jumping into the scared fire. When Mickey heard about her death, he got very angry and locked himself in a cave. Where he meditated for many years while ignoring the entire world.
After many years, Minnie was reborn as Pinnie, the princess of mountains. She prayed and forced Mickey to come out of meditation and run the world as he was with Minnie. Through her love, Pinnie succeed in bringing Mickey back to normal life by showing him the importance of the world and his godly duties. However, Pinnie’s mother was not happy with Mickey because she thought he has no grooming sense or anything. But, Pinnie taught him everything. At the end, they lived happily ever after. However, Mickey changed her name from Pinnie to Minnie because he could see Minnie in Pinnie.
Author's Note: My retell story was based on real life of one of the Hindus God, Shiva. The entire story was very similar to the original secret story of Shiva. However, I did change the characters just to make the story interesting. Shiva was played by Mickey, Sita by Minnie, and Parvati by Pinnie.
Bibliography: "Public Domain Edition of the Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art." by Pattanaik.Website: Image library for MLLL-4993, Epics of Ancient India
I really loved your story! I think you did a fantastic job of explaining the story. I really feel if you had to explain the story to little kids your story would be a great way to do so! I liked how you changed the names of the real characters. For some reason it is a lot easier to keep track and comprehend the plot and over all message of the story when doing this I have found out!
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