Krishna never fit in, in his hometown. All anyone cared about was hunting, fighting, and bull riding. Krishina was more interested in helping the less fortunate and spreading kindness. Krishina knew that if he could somehow earn the other cowboys respect they would come to understand and follow his teachings of love. After thinking it over Krishina knew what he had to do, he had to do what every other cowboy was too afraid to do, he had to ride the bull named Hastin.
Hastin was the biggest meanest bull in town. He was so mean that most people wanted to have him killed before he hurt someone. Krishina gathered the other cowboys around and told them what he planned to do, "In one months time, I shall ride the great bull Hastin in the annual rodeo," he declared! All the other cowboys mocked him, but he was undeterred and began his plan that night. Krishina knew that kindness was the ultimate strength and even Hastin could be rode if someone showed him some kindness. Every night Krishina would visit Hastin. He would play his banjo and feed Hastin the freshest grains and the sweetest moonshine. As the month wore on Krishina could tell his plan was working. Hastin seemed to love his music and even let Krishina feed him out of his hand. By the end of the month Krishina saw Hastin as his friend and he knew the bull felt the same way.
The morning of the rodeo, Krishina was exited to show off and earn the other cowboys respect. Before he rode Hastin, Krishina explained what he had done.Looking out at the crowd Krishina said "This past month I have been able to tame and befriend Hastin; not through cruelty and fear, but through kindness and compassion. Kindness is the ultimate strength. With his motive explained Krishina sauntered over to Haskin. With one last wave Krishina leaped onto Hastin. As soon as Krishina's butt grazed Hastins back, the bull went wild. What Krishina thought was his friend was still the same wild bull and Krishina went flying off into a pile of manure. Covered in manure as the crowd laughed at him, Krishina decided it was time to go spread kindness somewhere else.
Authors Note: I retold the Story of Krishina rides Haskin. In the original he is able to ride the bull. This shows his message of "Kindness is the Ultimate strength" and shows his glory. Krishina is the God of compassion and love. I retold the story in an American setting and had Krishina fail in his task and be ridiculed.
Authors Note: I retold the Story of Krishina rides Haskin. In the original he is able to ride the bull. This shows his message of "Kindness is the Ultimate strength" and shows his glory. Krishina is the God of compassion and love. I retold the story in an American setting and had Krishina fail in his task and be ridiculed.
Author: Epified TV (India)
Year: 2015
Bailey, I really liked the American West twist you put on this story. It was a definite change from the original, but you kept the themes of pushing through others disbelief and the training. The twist of the bull not befriending him was also a nice touch, along with the result of his failure, and his more pragmatic view of lie going forward. The only potential edit would be change out a few of the sentence beginnings in the first paragraph, to add a little more variety, other than that it was an excellent read.
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun story to read! I like that it has an old west feel. I haven't read any other stories like that. I didn't see the ending coming either! I thought that he'd be able to ride Hastin, so it was definitely a surprise when he went flying into manure. I liked that you added a bit of humor to your story, but still kept a good story line. I look forward to reading more of your stories!
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