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STORY FOR KIDS
child. “My mother told me that
fruits as ripe as the red sun
will be my food so I’m going to
catch the sun and eat it.”
At first, Indra was amused by
the child’s innocence, so he
advised him to return to earth.
“This is not a fruit, Anjaneya,
this is the sun- the source of
all light and life.” said he and
commanded, “Return whence
you came”.
But naughty Anjaneya ignored
his commands and continued
on his journey to capture the
sun.
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Now Indra became angry at
the child’s impertinence. He
warned him several times
not to go near the sun, but
Anjaneya did not listen to him.
Finally, the King of Devas
became so enraged that
he struck Anjaneya with his
thunderbolt “vajra”.
Kaaabuuuuuuum!!! The
thunderbolt hit the child,
wounding his chin and
causing him to fall down
to earth. The “vajra” hit
Anjaneya’s face. So his
cheeks were swollen twice its
size. As the boy fell, his body
became smaller and smaller.
Finally he became the child-
sized monkey he really was
and hit the ground.
Vayu, the Wind God, was
roaming here and there when
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To please Vayu
further, Indra
said to the boy,
“You will be a
‘Chiranjeevi’
(immortal). I had
taken my aim in
you r hanu (cheek).
So from now, you
will be called
as the valiant
Hanuman!”
he heard a big “thud”. Curious,
he went towards the direction
of the noise to investigate.
What he saw shocked Vayu.
He couldn’t believe his
eyes. Anjaneya was lying
unconscious on the ground.
Who had dared to injure his
god-son?
“Who has done this?” he
roared but no one answered.
Indra had already left for his
abode and the sun was once
again peacefully glowing in the
sky.
The Wind God was terribly
angry. “Why should I bother
to do my duty when no one
answers my question?” he
thought.
With great affection, he lifted
his godson in his hands and
went to the Patalloka, the
world below the grounds of
the earth.
As Vayu left the earth, there
was no air in the world.
People, animals and trees
struggled to breathe and
started to die.
The Sun-God was shocked
at the turn of the events and
he ran to Brahma, telling Him
about the calamity on earth.
Brahma became worried
about the situation on Earth.
He called Indra and accused
him.