Catching up with Carly

 There was once a beautiful, colorful female bird that flew amongst all of the other birds in the rainforest. While most of the birds were simple shades of brown, her feathers displayed a beautiful rainbow of colors. She knew that she was far more beautiful than the rest of the birds, and therefore demanded to be treated as such. She knew that every male bird wanted her and that every female bird wanted to be her. As a result of this, she demanded to be crowned Queen of the sky. Although the other birds thought that she was obnoxious and full of herself, none of them objected. They knew that if any bird should be the queen, it should be her.  However, soon after she was crowned queen, the other birds became annoyed with her rules. They began to conspire with another on how they could get rid of her, or at least humble her.  "We could start an uprising," one bird suggested.  "That will never work! She will simply punish us all!" replied the others.  "We have to ...

  The Forest and its Ghosts Many years had passed and a day came when Yudhishthira and his brother and their wife Draupadi adventured to the homage of their elders  They found they were there to save Vidura who had departed to a sacred place on the banks of the Ganges River to wait for Yama, the god of death Many people went to find Vidura but when they came to him, he was aged and starved  They all waited beside him while died and mourned tougher  The great sage Vyasa then appeared and said to the people that if they should bathe in the river at sunset, their dead loved ones will appear throughout the night  As the sun went down, they chanted mantras and went into the river  The waters began to heave and foam, and Vyasa spoke holy words and called out the names of the dead All of the heroes who had been slain appeared one by one  Drums and trumpets were sounded and it looked as if the armies of the Pandavas and Kauravas were once again ready for battl...

  Riddles at the Lake While in exile, the Pandava brothers thought to leave the forest However before they could leave, a strange adventure awaited them  One of them climbed a banyan tree to look for water They found a pond nearby and Yudhishthira sent Nakula towards it Nakula went and a voice said to him that he should answer some questions and if he does not he should not drink the water Nakula was so thirsty and afraid that he drank the water anyways Nakula died instantly  Sahadeva followed him and was confused why his brother had died, he also did the same thing and fell dead Arjuna and Bhima repeated the same  Yudhishthira was next to approach the pond he was smart and responded to the voice, agreeing to answer his questions  Yudhishthira got all the questions right and the voice revealed himself in the form of Dharma: god of wisdom and justice  Dharma granted Yudhishthira two boons  He wished for his brothers to be restored to life and that they ...