The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: (boxed Set)

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The stories take place in an enchanted wood in which a gigantic magical tree grows – the eponymous 'Faraway Tree'. The tree is so tall that its topmost branches reach into the clouds and it is wide enough to contain small houses carved into its trunk. The wood and the tree are discovered by three children who move into a house nearby. They befriend many of the residents and have adventures in magical lands that visit the top of the tree. This story was such a refreshing take not called as Ramayan but Sitayan and indeed it should be called so as it tells the story of the epic from Sita's point of view. What went on in her mind after being abducted by Ravan, the excruciating pain to be away from Ram, how she counted each and every minute till she could meet him again. The first title of the main trilogy, The Enchanted Wood, was published in 1939, although the Faraway Tree and Moon-Face had already made a brief appearance in 1936 in The Yellow Fairy Book. A picture-strip book, Up the Faraway Tree, was published in 1951.

We know of many versions of Ramayana from folk artists and from celebrated scholars, and each author has taken the liberty with their own take. I grew up watching Ramanand Sagar’s doordarshan version and recently had an opportunity to read Devdutt Pattnaik’s Sita and Amish’s Ram, Sita and Raavan series. And I must say they were much better and well researched than this version by Chitra. Alianora discovers a way to melt wizards: soapy water mixed with lemon juice. With this discovery, and the help of her friends, Cimorene foils the wizards' plan. Meanwhile, Kazul wins the trials fairly and becomes the King of the Dragons. The Angry Pixie, who lives in a house with a tiny window and has a habit of throwing cold water or any liquid at hand over people who dare to peep inside; Sita enables Ram’s nonsense of suspecting her, questioning her integrity and humiliating her in front of the kingdom, all under the guise of duty, righteousness and kingship. Worst of all, she thinks that’s what love is. Ram questions Sita if she slept with Ravan, doesn’t care what she says and asks her to prove her innocence. Sita feels humiliated but somehow proves her chastity. She is angry with Ram for putting her through hell, betrayed that he would demand such a thing. But he says that her virtue had to be above suspicion and that’s important for him. She miraculously understands and forgives everything. No questions asked because that’s not just what love is. That’s what True Love is!The art was what kept me going with this story. The story was a bit long at times and bumpy. I think that it could have been trimmed just a bit and as a big sister, I would have wished for more of an arc with Pella; the story hinted at it but then nothing happened. I felt a bit like I was overpromised on something. Though Bix's story certainly lived up and beyond! Thank you for that and for Cici's character as I thoroughly enjoyed her. a b "Patricia C. Wrede", Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Detroit, MI: Gale, 2003 , retrieved December 8, 2019 Panting and puffing, they raced down the streets of the Land of Toys, trying to remember where the hole was that lead down through the cloud, to the Faraway Tree. Joe remembered the way. He lead them all to the hole, and there was the ladder. Thank goodness." She talks of Mandodari and her choice to wait by Ravan’s pyre for the rest of her life (which by the way is ridiculous - how long do pyres take to burn? 4, 5 hours tops?): “ Could I have done it? I wasn’t sure if I was capable of such devotion. Of such total forgiveness for a man who’d betrayed my love, and who, in refusing my counsel over and over, had opened the gate for death to enter my home and snatch away my son?”

Introduce your child to the magical world of "Lucy and the Enchanted Forest", a captivating animals children's book perfect for ages 3 to 6. The perfect bedtime story for your little adventurer! The first two volumes, narrated from Cimorene and Mendanbar's points of view respectively, are my favourites, with the third one close behind. (I would have liked the third volume better if I hadn't been so annoyed with Killer.)

The main point of the book was to highlight Sita, show things from her perspective and make her a whole person instead of a sideline character in Ramayan. But this book did not add anything to my image of Sita, other than "endurance". The whole point of the book failed. The writing is commendable. It weaves a beautiful picture, allowing you to travel along with Sita, all through her journey. She senses god saying to her “ Ram has come to teach the men, but you have come to teach the women. The lesson you teach will be a quieter one, but as important.” – Why does it have to be a quieter one? Isn’t that what women have always been asked to do? To be quiet? Someone tell me how this is right and how can the author, in all good conscience, write this?

Listen carefully to hear the fairies playing in their village and watch out for the troll under the bridge! The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the centre of the novel: this is Sita’s version.

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Mr. Watzisname cannot remember his name. He sleeps and snores all the time. During a particular story at the Land of Secrets, Mr. Watzisname discovers his name, Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo, then forgets it almost immediately as it is so long; I read Palace of Illusions years ago and was blown away by the beautiful writing, Panchali and pretty much everything that book was about, so, when I came to know that the author was coming up with The Forests of Enchantments which essentially is Sita’s story( Sitayan), I had great things in minds! As for the story, the pacing got a little slow in the middle, but overall each scene was needed to better understand each if the character's perspective. While some characters could have been fleshed out a little bit more, I didn't feel like any were unbelievable. It helped as well that in their own way each character was likeable. Bix because her doubts were ones both kids and adults would sympathize with and Pella because she added some much needed comic relief to what could have been a heavier story.