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                                          INDIAN FAIRY TALES

Stories are always very pleasant to hear or read. Indian fairy tales are very sweet and amazing. Let’s see how Rukshalata, an ogress help the dwarf giant without entering their forbidden place.

                                                     INDIAN FAIRY TALES

                                                       THE DWARF GIANT

Once, four ogres attacked the land of giants when the giant king was away from his kingdom. On returning he heard everything and was very angry. He promised not to eat or drink unless he takes revenge of the attack. His queen tried a lot to make him eat some food but the king was adamant. At last the old minister of the king said that he must eat something or else he could not think properly. The king agreed, ate a heap of food as huge as a mountain, burped and summoned the old minister.

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IT WAS A FORBIDDEN PLACE FOR AN OGRESS

The old minister suggested sending a giant as a spy to the kingdom of ogres. They decided to send a giant with lots of gifts to the ogre-land. The ogres would think the giants want to make peace with them. But no giant was ready to take such a risk of spying in the ogre-land. At last a dwarf giant came to the king and said he was ready to go.

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The dwarf giant started his journey with all the gifts his king had packed for the ogre king. There was delicious food, gold pieces and costly gems and jewellery for the ogre king. After travelling for two whole months, dwarf giant reached the ogre-land. At the gate of ogre-land the sentries stopped him and asked what he wanted. When he told them why he had come, they took him to their king. Dwarf giant gave all the gifts he his king had sent. Ogre king was very pleased and requested dwarf giant to spend a few days in their land as a guest.

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Dwarf giant did not waste his time. He started roaming all around the kingdom to find out how these ogres are so powerful. One night, as he was resting in his room, ogre princess Rukshalata came. She said to dwarf giant that she loves him and wants to marry him. Dwarf giant said that it was not possible. Ogre king was so powerful that he would find out immediately and kill both of them.

HOW COULD AN OGRESS ENTER THAT FORBIDDEN PLACE?

At this Rukshalata laughed and said the ogres have no power of their own. They have a magic charm that gave them so much power. Now this dwarf giant was very cunning. He pretended to be very innocent and asked her to tell all that she knew about this magic charm.

IT WAS A FORBIDDEN PLACE FOR AN OGRESS

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In one end of the ogre-land there was a lake. At the bottom of the lake lived a huge tortoise. Underneath the shell of that huge tortoise the ogres had hidden an emerald. This emerald was not just any ordinary emerald. This emerald was a very strong magic charm. Ogres got all their powers from this magic charm. They kept this lake heavily guarded always so that no one could steal their magic charm.

HOW COULD AN OGRESS ENTER THEIR FORBIDDEN PLACE?

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Hearing everything dwarf giant said, “Rukshalata, you are an ogress. You can easily go and get the emerald easily. Then I can also marry you.” But Rukshalata said that no woman can go to that lake. It was a forbidden place for them. So dwarf giant has to do everything alone.

AN OGRESS COULD NOT ENTER THAT FORBIDDEN PLACE

Very soon they got a chance. There was a festival in the ogre-land. All the ogres were busy feasting and drinking. Rukshalata came secretly to dwarf giant. With the help of her magical power she turned him into an ogre. She warned him that her magic would last only for an hour. So he should hurry.

NO OGRESS COULD ENTER A FORBIDDEN PLACE

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When dwarf giant came to the lake he found there was no guard. Everybody had gone to enjoy. He quickly dived into the lake and went straight to the bottom of it. There he saw the huge tortoise sleeping. As he tried to take the emerald from underneath its shell, the tortoise woke up.

NO OGRESS COULD ENTER THAT FORBIDDEN PLACE

A terrible fight took place between the tortoise and the giant. At last dwarf giant overpowered the tortoise and took the emerald from underneath its shell.

AN OGRESS COULD NOT ENTER A FORBIDDEN PLACE

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But as soon as he got the emerald, he left for the giant-land without meeting Rukshalata. On reaching giant-land he told the king and the old minister everything about the magic emerald. The giants now became more powerful than the ogres. Hence, they attacked the ogre.

IT WAS A FORBIDDEN PLACE FOR AN OGRESS

Now because the ogres did not have their magic emerald, the giants defeated them very easily. Rukshalata secretly visited the dwarf giant and asked him to marry her now as he had promised earlier. But dwarf giant mocked her and said that he would never marry an ugly looking ogress. As the ogre king was pleased with him, he would ask for the hand of the giant princess, Sumita.

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HOW COULD AN OGRESS ENTER THEIR FORBIDDEN PLACE?

With a broken heart Rukshalata left the place. Although the ogres had lost their magical power, there was a holy ogre sage who still was very powerful. He lived in the caves of a mountain. Rukshalata with tears in her eyes went straight to him. She served the holy ogre day and night. At last the ogre was pleased with her and promised to help her.

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AN OGRESS COULD NOT ENTER THAT FORBIDDEN PLACE

Here back in the giant-land, dwarf giant urged the king to reward him since without his help giants could never have defeated the ogres. The king asked him what reward he wanted to have. Dwarf giant said that he wanted half the kingdom and marry princess Sumita. At this the king and old minister made fun of him, beat him and threw him out of giant land.

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Dwarf giant sat very sadly and cried when princess Sumita came to him. He was overjoyed to see her. But Sumita said that she was actually Rukshalata disguised as Sumita. She asked him if he was satisfied with the treatment given by the giant king.

NO OGRESS COULD ENTER THAT FORBIDDEN PLACE

Dwarf giant admitted his mistake and said sorry to her. Then with the help of Rukshalata he took possession of the magic emerald again. And with the help of the magic emerald he defeated the giants and became the new giant king.

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This time he really kept his words. Although Rukshalata did not enter their forbidden place, she helped her dwarf giant. He married Rukshalata and made her his beloved queen.