Microfiction: Two Stories, Same Betrayal
A picture of Drupada and Drona at Drupada's palace.
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Microfiction #1
They were brothers of sorts,
One ruled a kingdom,
The other was poor.
The poor man got powers,
He went to the towers,
The brothers were brothers no more.
Microfiction #2
“In a Kingdom of Broken Brotherhood”
Authors Note:
These stories were inspired by brothers, Drona and Drupada from the story Drona, Son of Bharadwaja from the PDE Maharabharata. In the story, the two were raised like brothers by Bharadwaja, and neither of them had mothers. They were very close throughout their childhood up until they both parted ways in adulthood. Drupada became the ruler of the Kingdom of Panchala, while Drona got married and trained with sages to accumulate wisdom and learn the rites. When an old sage retires, he gives Drona "heavenly weapons and the power to wield them". Drona immediately goes to his brothers Kingdom to share his new powers with, but when he arrives he is met with an angry King Drupada. Drupada tells Drona that even though they grew up like brothers, they are not friends. The past is the past, and Kings are not friends with peseants. After being yelled at and basically disowned by Drupada, Drona sadly leaves the Kingdom. The first story I chose to do a "dribble" in a poem style. For the second microfiction, I chose to write a six word story/title.
Hi Savanna! This is only the second microfiction I have read so far in the class, and I am impressed with the way you pulled together a complete story in just a few sentences! I think it would be much much harder to limit your writing to such a small limit and still describe a story in a complete fashion. Drona and Drupada have one of the most intriguing stories in the Mahabharata; they are definitely overshadowed by the more prevalent storylines and the war. Nevertheless they play an important role. Great job on this microfiction, keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHello Savanna. I liked your first poem a lot! There was a very nice cadence to it that matches the tone you're conveying very well. I think you did a good job of capturing the change in the brothers' relationship as well. Their story is very interesting, and your new spin on it was cool!
ReplyDeleteHiya Savanna, as someone who hasn't done a microfiction yet for this class, yours have inspired me to start doing some of my own next week! Your first one is a great and simple way to explain the quarrels of the brothers in the Mahabharata. Looking forward to writing my own now, so thank you for the inspiration.
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