Reading Notes: Mahabharata, Part C

The Pandavas being exiled for 14 years. Source: Wikipedia

Pandavas are living in the forest because they were exiled.
Brahmin comes up to them saying a deer stole his staff and kindling needed to make the fire for a ritual.
Pandavas try to catch the deer, but they fail.
Tired and thirsty, they drink from a lake even though a voice tells them that they need to answer a question before they take a sip of water from the lake.
The Pandavas ignore the voice and they all die, one by one.
Lastly, Yudhishthira hears the voice and answers the question that the others ignored.
The voice turned out to be his father's, Yama, God of death and dharma.
It was a test that all but Yudhishthira failed.
The rest of the brothers are revived and are given the gift of unrecognizability so that they can return back to civilization during their thirteenth year of exile.

For my storytelling, I want to write about the Pandavas' exile and their time in the forest. I will add dialogue and more events that happened during their exile. Being in the forest, they must have had many encounters that were not explained in detail. I would like to add some events to make an interesting story.

Bibliography: Mahabharata, R.K. Narayan

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