5 Minute Bedtime Ramayana

Chotu is watching Barney and refuses to go to bed.

Mom: Let me tell you about Viswamitra
Chotu: (Is on his feet) OK..

Mom: One day Viswamitra was doing a fire pooja in the jungle..
Chotu: um.
Mom: What is fire pooja called?
C: Yagnam
M: Good, then some monsters came and started bothering him..
C: um.. Who is it momy?
M: Maaricha and Subahu
C: and Tataki
M: Yaaaaa and then he went to Ayodhya
C: oh!
M: Who is the king of Ayodhya? (It needs to be interactive .. you know)
C: umm ... Dusharada!
M: Yeah! (With a lot of surprise) How did you know (and a lil encouragement)
C: I remember you dady, mama telling me
M: Ok, how many kids and wives does Dusharada have?
C: 4 and 3
M: What are their names (here's the cutest part- the way he pronounces)
C: Rama, Laksmana, Barrata and Shatunaya
M: Good job, you are awesome did you know that?
C: um. ya
M: Viswamitra asked Dushrada to send Rama to protect him and the pooja
C: um.,
M: Dusharada said, oh.. how can I send my poor babies to the forest?
C: oh.
M: What did Viswamitra say?
C: (anger in the voice) Send Rama right now... Or else
M: Then they go to the jungle and Rama gives time out to Tataki, Maaricha and Subhahu
C: What happened to them?
M: They learned a lesson from Rama
C: Oh!
M: Ok now sleep
C: Nooo Tell me about Soorpanaka
M: Yeah, Rama goes to Mythila and Marries Sita and they go to Jungle (he must be thinking- she is fast forwarding)
C: Lakshamana too
M: ya and then Soorpanaka comes and asks Rama to marry her
C: um.
M: What does he say?
C: Sorry! I cannot marry you.
M: Go ask LakshamanaM: And then Lakshmana says no go away
C: and he cuts her nose off
M: ya.. then she runs home
C: She cries - anna Ravana...
M: Ok now you need to sleep.