Indian Epics Fall 2019

( The Answers are in the comments) Riddles: What is three letters and is named after the same thing it does? A man rode into town on Friday. Three days later he leaves on Friday. How? Contrary to its name, you only wear this when it is cold outside. Without this, you would never know what you looked like. There once lived a large family. Jennifer was the mother and she was a teacher. Jason was the father and he was a farmer. Judy was the grandma and she was a nurse. Victor was the grandpa and he was a business man. Jackie was the aunt and she was a librarian. Jon was the uncle and he was a pilot. James was the oldest son and was married to Jasmine, they were both artists. Jacob was the middle son and he was a student. Jaxx was the youngest son and he wanted to be a fire. If Jaxx was 5 years old, James was 24 years old, and Jennifer had Jacob when she was 28, who in the family is different than the rest? If OU plays Texas on a Saturday and the stadium has 60,000 people...

I wanted to focus on the story of the Padavas brothers and the water riddles. I love a good riddle and I think riddles always can make a story more interesting. To start off, these brothers are supposed to be brave and smart, gifted by the gods, but they are completely dumb when it comes to being thirsty. Honestly, it could be a metaphor for men who are "thirsty" and do no think straight. If you know what I mean. Though interpreting the story in that way may not be the best idea. The fact that Nakula and Sahadeva died first does not surprise me. They did not even bother putting up a fight or even trying to answer the questions. I can understand being thirsty or dehydrated, but at least try to listen to the talking crane. There has been a few times on a hike or something where I see a pond or river and all I wanted to do is jump in it and drink all of it, but I always refrain. I am not part god, so this part is confusing to me. I love Arjuna's attempt because it matche...