Rama and Sita story, The Legend of Ramayana

Rama and Sita Story
King Dasharatha of Ayodhya in India was childless and made a special sacrifice to the gods, hoping that they would give him sons. Meanwhile, the gods begged their lord Brahma to help them against Ravana, the demon king. So Brahma asked the god Vishnu to vanquish the demon. Vishnu agreed and was born, in his seventh incarnation, as Rama and his three brothers Bharata, Lakshmana, and Shatrughna.

Unaware of their divinity, the brothers grew up as the sons of King Dasharatha and his three wives and married. Rama married Sita, an incarnation of Vishnu’s wife Lakshmi, and was made his father’s heir. However, owing to the intrigues of one of his father’s wives, he left the city with Sita and Lakshmana, to live in the forest.

There, they lived a quiet life for ten years, until one day Ravana tricked the brothers into leaving Sita alone, and abducted her. Read more »

Billy The Kid, a legend of New Mexico

Billy The Kid legend is a legend that can not be separated from the Wild West legends. The Legend of Billy The Kid found in the Wild West includes New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Billy The Kid legend in New Mexico territory started in the last nine years of Billy The Kid’s life. Henry McCarty called New Mexico as home.

Billy The Kid was the nickname of Henry McCarty, who is known as a bandit and a folks hero on the American frontier in the 19th century. This legend is almost the same as Robin Hood legend in England. Henry McCarty also known as Henry Antrim and William H. Bonney. Booney was the name used at the time of fame and is also often used in correspondence. Read more »

Mao Zedong, China’s Communist Legend and his mausoleum

Mao Zedong is a legend of China. Mao is a great leader, the founding father of China. Mao Zedong is also a controversial figure who brought China into a communist country and became an important figure in China’s milestone. Mao Zedong died in 1976, 27 years after he proclaimed the People’s Republic of China on October 1, 1949. Not just the name of Mao Zedong is remembered, but also his body. Mao’s body was still intact and anyone can see it.

Mao Zedong’s body was preserved and stored in a glass coffin in a mausoleum of Mao Zedong in the south of Tiananmen Square, exactly behind the People’s Heroes Monument. Tourist who visited Tiananmen Square would easily see the building of the mausoleum which was brownish. Inside the building, tourist can find a glass coffin containing Mao’s body, shrouded with a China’s red flag which covered half of coffin. Tourists can see clearly Mao Zedong’s face from the side. Read more »