This was most definitely an interesting read as many new characters and setting take place in the plot. You are introduced to many characters such as King Shantanu, Goddess Ganga, Vyasa, Devavrata, Bhishma, Pandu and many more.
I chose to focus on the story "Pandu" as the title "The Sons of Pandu" caught my attention. In this story, it introduces the story of Pandu and his wives and sons. Pandu was known to have multiple wives and sons. The sons were supposedly the Gods creations and not Pandu's blood. The story also introduces Kunti the mother of Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, whom was seed to Dharma, Vayu and Indra. Later the two additional introduction of two more sons, Ashwins. These five became the princes known as the Pandava brothers.
King Pandu had a difficult life ahead of him. He one day met Madri, who was a wife of Pandu. As he enjoys his time with her, he finds himself in a sunken place as the brahmin foretold his tragic death. The Pandava brothers arranged the funeral of the mighty Pandu. His soul was to reach heaven one day. At his funeral, his wives must pick which one of them has to "follow her lord to the region of the dead". Both Madri and Kunti volunteer, however with the terms of the brahmin, Madri must be sent to the realm of the dead.
This was an interesting plot line and showed great taste of character and drama. I feel like this would make for a great story piece to rewrite and show some creativity.
Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata by Arnold, Besent, Devee, Dutt, Ganguli, Kincaid, Macfie, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Seeger, and Tagore. Source. Pandu
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