Question

A king in this work brings rain back to his kingdom by sending women aboard a boat disguised as a hermitage to seduce a perfectly chaste man who had been born with the horns of a deer. A villainous character in this work refuses to step on a floor that he thinks is a pool, and is then mocked (15[1])by the protagonists after he steps into a pool that he thinks is a floor. (15[1])In this work, only seven creatures survive after a fire god disguised as a hungry beggar successfully persuades a warrior to burn down the (*) Khandava Forest. After a king in this work completes the Rajasuya sacrifice, his cousins become so jealous that they invite him for a game of dice, which is won by the (10[1])crooked uncle Shakuni. For 10 points, what epic attributed to Vyasa depicts the war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas? ■END■

ANSWER: (the) Mahabharata
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Ashish SubramanianGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryRutgers Diaspora5815
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs7315
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+Maryland A12810

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%50%0%93.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%67%0%86.33
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y1100%100%0%54.00