This week I have chose to read about The Princes of Elephant City by C. A. Kincaid in 1921. I read about Arjuna and was very intrigued with his adventures with being in exiled. One thing I don't understand is why did he have to marry Ulupi, She became this unexpected princess who helped out Arjuna in his time of need. She sought out that he would redeem himself and return safely back home with a higher head than he was when he first met her. It was also interesting that Arjuna had a dream about Agni who told him to burn down the Khandava forest to destroy the nagas. These stories would be fun to tweak with. I think using Ulupi as the main point of view in Arjuna's stories would be interesting to read. If I used her telling her reasons why she grabbed him from the river and dragged him to the water kingdom to the reasons why she fell in love with him. Maybe, she would even explain why she needed to marry him? Arjuna having a dream and him waking up and going along with the dream is very confusing. If he saw that he was responsible for a fire in the forest why does he still choose to commit to the crime? I think that concept would be a good part of the story. To have a nightmare and then trying to avoid the same events that happened in the dream with real life but end up being the exact movements.
Ulupi with Arjuna. Source
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