I plan on writing my storytelling post about Hanuman as a
cat in Lanka, so I focused my notes on this subject.
Hanuman turns himself into a cat so that he can easily walk
around Lanka and not be noticed by people. He is immediately stopped by the
Goddess Lanka who does not want to let him cross into the city. He tells her he
is a monkey and then kicks her. Because of a prophecy she had heard she lets
him into the city.
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| (Hanuman Jumps to Lanka. Source: Wikipedia) |
Hanuman spends a lot of time looking at how beautiful the
city is. He also talks about how pretty the moon is. He also describes many of
the different Rakshasas that he sees while walking along. During his time
Hanuman looks through many different windows of families, this is easy for him
because he is a cat.
The book describes that at midnight the humans are in love
and sleep together peacefully, while the Rakshasas go out at this time and eat
flesh and blood. I thought this was an interesting comparison. They are very
stark contrasts to one another.
The book also talks about how Hanuman hears many different
sounds as he is “prowling” around Lanka. I think this is interesting, and
definitely something that I will have to keep in mind for when I write my
story.
Throughout this whole section of the book it really focuses
on all of the details that Hanuman is seeing, hearing, and experiences. I think
this will be important for me to remember when I am writing my storybook post.
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