Friday, June 11, 2021

Duryodhana vs. Pandava childhood stories | Mahabharata Stories | Folktale stories with moral lesson

 

folktale stories with moral lesson & Mahabharata stories

Pandu is plucking fruits from a tree. Madri comes dressed beautifully.

Pandu

Oh, dear, you are looking so pretty.

Madri

Greetings! Your Royal Highness!

Pandu takes her behind the tree. In 5 seconds, Pandu starts breathing heavily.

Pandu

Oh, dear, I am dying.

Madri

Help! Help!

Kunti and Bhim start running towards them. But Pandu dies.

Kunti

What happened?

Madri

Your Majesty left for his heavenly abode.

Kunti starts crying. Madri eats poison.

Madri

I am leaving my sons with you, Kunti sister. Take care of them like your own sons.

Kunti

Please don’t leave me alone.

Kunti cries.

Bhishma and Vidhur are standing beside King Dhritarashtra. King is seated on the throne.

Kunti

Greetings! Your Royal Highness!

King Dhritarashtra

Welcome home, Kunti and sons

Bhishma

Now, we will make Yudhishthir the crown prince

Vidhur

Yes, he is the eldest son. He is our crown prince

King Dhritarashtra

We can discuss it later. Let’s welcome them to the family.

King Dhritarashtra is enjoying music. Duryodhana enters and throws the chair on the floor.

Duryodhana

Stop this music, father

King Dhritarashtra

What happened, my son? Why are you so angry?

Duryodhana

What are those Pandavas doing in my palace

Shakuni enters

Shakuni

I told you Yudhishthir is going to be the future king

King Dhritarashtra

Stop it Shakuni

Duryodhana

Oh, he will become king day, and I will become a pauper.

Duryodhana leaves the room fuming

Duryodhana eats kheer from his plate. Shakuni serves him.

Shakuni

You have to kill them

Duryodhana

But how?

Shakuni

Did you like Kheer?

Duryodhana

We are discussing such an important thing, and you want to know about Kheer!

Shakuni

Because it’s part of my plan

Duryodhana takes a fruit basket to Bhim

Duryodhana

I got a fruit basket for you, brother Bhim

Bhim

What for?

Duryodhana

I know we didn’t begin on a good note. But I am extending an olive branch to you.

Bhim smiles and takes the fruit basket. He gives it to Arjun. Nakul, Sahadev, and Yudhishthir smile.

Yudhishthir

It’s my yoga time

Nakul & Sahadev

We are coming

Arjun

I have some work with Bhishma Father

Bhim

Then let me have these fruit

Duryodhana

I have something more delicious for you than these fruits. Come with me.

Bhim and Duryodhana leave.

Bhim and Duryodhana arrive at a beautiful boat.

Bhim

This is so beautiful

Duryodhana

And I have got kheer for you

Bhim

Please give it to me now

Duryodhana (giving a bowl)

Here you go

Bhim eats it and falls unconscious. Shakuni enters, and they throw him into the water.

Duryodhan and Shakuni

Hahaha

Kunti is crying. Gandhari comes and consoles her.

Gandhari

Please don’t cry, Kunti

Kunti

My Bhim! Oh, I miss him

Gandhari

Don’t worry! Wherever he is, he must be OK.

Bhim enters

Bhim

I am here, Mother Gandhari.

Kunti hugs him.

Kunti

Where were you, my son?

Bhim

I was underwater in the snake world. The Lord of Snakes, Vasuki, gave me a magical potion. Now, I have the strength of 100 elephants.

Yudhishthir

Wow! You are my most powerful brother

Arjun

Welcome back

Nakul and Sahadev hug him too.

Duryodhana enters

Bhim

Why did you try to kill me, Duryodhana?

King Dhritarashtra sits on the throne. Bhishma looks at him angrily.

Bhishma

Your son Duryodhana has sinned.

King Dhritarashtra

Forgive him, father

Guru Drona enters.

King Dhritarashtra

Greetings to the wise man!

Guru Drona

May God bless you

Bhishma

I have recruited Guru Drona as a teacher for our 105 princes. They will leave for Gururkul today.

King Dhritarashtra

I will miss you, my son, Duryodhana

King Dhritarashtra cries.

Moral: Let your child grow in positive surroundings.

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