Hanuman and the Kite

One day, little Rama and his brothers were flying kites. Rama accidentally let go and his kite soared into the sky. "I will get it back for you," shouted Hanuman.
The monkey leaped up, grabbed the kite string, and then ran up the string. He ran and ran until he reached Indra's heaven. There he met Indra, and Indra's son Jayanta, and Jayanta's wife: Jayanti.
"That boy is very beautiful!" she said. "Who is he?" Hanuman explained that he was Rama, prince of Ayodhya.
Lusting for Rama, Jayanti later appeared on earth as Shurpanakha, ambushing Rama during his forest exile.

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Inspired by: A Hanuman tale reported by Philip Lutgendorf: Hanuman's Tale, story 8 — Playmate of Rama.
Notes: Lutgendorf's account does not explicitly state that Jayanti becomes Shurpanakha, but he suggests that possibility, and I included it here. This story is not found in Valmiki's Ramayana, but there is a story about Jayanti's husband, Jayanta: he takes form as the crow that attacks Sita in the forest. The kite here is from a Makar Sankranti festival; you can read more about that festival at Wikipedia.

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