Khin Maung Toe (Moe Meik) - The Indian Traditional Classic Stories of the King of Love

Bhima and Hanuman

The Pandavas and the Kauravas lived in peace for a long time. But the Kauravas were still jealous of the Pandavas. They wanted to conquer the entire kingdom. So they offered the Pandavas a game of dice. The Pandavas accepted the offer. In this game, Sakuni used a dice given to him to trick the Pandavas. Thus, the Kauravas won. The Pandavas lost their kingdom and everything they owned. Not only that, but they also had to leave the country and live in the forest for twelve years.

Life in the forest was very difficult and miserable. But Draupadi took care of them and made them comfortable, so the Pandavas lived happily.

One day, a wind blowing from the forest brought a unique fragrance of flowers. The sage loved this fragrance very much. At the same time, he wanted to have this flower. But who would bring it to her?

Well... Bhima thought he could get these flowers. With this thought in mind, he asked Bhima to go and get them. But Bhima did not want to waste his time on these flowers. So he replied that he did not know where these flowers were. So Draupadi said with tears in his eyes, "If you cannot get these flowers for me, then who can? Well... you do not love me. Forget that I asked you to find flowers." Well... Draupadi did not look at him, did not see him. So he promised that he would go and get the flowers.

Well.. The next day, Bima went out to look for flowers. No one could tell him where these flowers grew. But Bima knew that if he followed the wind, he would find them. Because it was the wind that brought the fragrance of these flowers to the king.

Bhima had to cross a deep forest. There was no footpath. He used his big mace to cut down trees. He had to break rocks and continue on his way. His journey through the thick forest made a lot of noise. The noise scared the wild animals and they ran away.

On his way, Bima passed through a beautiful garden. In the garden, colorful flowers were blooming. There were also many fruit trees. There was a small path that crossed the garden. Bima followed this path. Oh... When he reached a place, he suddenly saw an old monkey lying on the sidewalk. So he was angry that a monkey was blocking his path. He felt insulted. So he stopped and said. Then, "You old monkey, how dare you block my path? I will get up and move to the other side so that I can go."

But the monkey continued to lie down, pretending not to hear what Bhima was saying. So Bhima sternly ordered, “Can’t you hear me? Get out of the way before I smash your brainless head.”

Then the monkey slowly opened its eyes. It took a look at the next beam.

"I'm too old. I don't have the strength to move. Wait, why don't you go around me?" he asked.

"Here, old monkey, do you know who you are talking to now? Haven't you heard of the great Pandava "Bhima"? I am he. I always walk straight. I don't let anyone get in my way. I never let myself lose."

“I am very old and sick. But I want to laugh at your antics. Aye... You said you wouldn't accept defeat. But what happened to you when the Korabs drove you out of the country? Now you live in the forest like wild animals, don't you?”

“Sir, don’t talk nonsense. You are a black monkey jumping from tree to tree. How can you understand the powerful Bhima? Well… Bhima fought in many ways. He won many battles. It’s clear that you haven’t heard how he killed the demons and monsters.”

“Oh, you are a strong man. Where were your strengths when Dussasan abused your wife? You stood like a rock when he physically assaulted her. Were your strengths a pilgrim at that time?”

So Bima said, "Not you, but a strong man wanted me to tell him. So that I could show off my powers. Now Bima has killed an old monkey. People will laugh when they hear the news."

"Here, a big guy like you shouldn't be fighting a sick old monkey. You could easily jump over me. If you don't want to do that, just move my tail to the right and keep going."

Oh, if you don't hold my dirty tail, you can push me to the side of the road with your club.

"What if your tail breaks..." "What if your mace breaks..."

The monkey made Bima nervous. But it was too late. So he decided to push the monkey's tail with a stick.

So he stuck the big stick under the monkey's tail and tried to pull it. But the tail wouldn't move at all. So he tried again, and it wouldn't move. He pulled harder. The tail wouldn't move. So he tried harder. He pulled harder. But the tail wouldn't move an inch. So he tried again and again. No difference.