Reading Notes: PDE Mahabharata Section B

Maya's Palace

Source: The Mahabharata, A Summary by John Mandeville Macfie (1921)

I think the idea of a demon constructing a magnificent palace for someone as a thanks for saving his life is really cool. I think this could be spun into an interesting fantasy based tale with an almost comical edge. Where a clueless guy accidentally saves a powerful demon through some weird means and the demon rewards him with riches and a lavish palace.

The Magnificent Palace (Source: flickr.com)

I like the idea of doing a silly, comedy story, because so many of these stories are really intense, and a fun little story would be a nice day change of pace. I want it to be just a short story that features the guy getting the palace and other gifts from this evil being, unaware of how bad of a demon he is. Everyone the clueless guy knows is flabbergasted that he's so blase about it. Maybe at the end, he'll have treated the demon so kindly the whole time that they'll end up being weird buddies.

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