Ramayana for children
The Ramayana is also known as The Acts of Rama or March of Rama. This widely popular classic work was written by sage Valmiki in 24,000 verses divided into 7 chapters. Princess Sita, the wife of prince Rama, was abducted by the demon king Ravana. Rama and His brother Lakshmana with the help of the monkey king Hanuman and his monkey army set out to rescue Sita.
1. Retiring king Dasharatha of Ayodhya chooses his son Rama as his heir. His wife Kaikeyi asks that he appoint another son, Bharata, instead. 
2. Kaikeyi pleads that he owes her two favors, and she feels misfortune will come upon her if he doesn't crown Bharata king and banish Rama to the forest for fourteen years.
3. The king reluctantly agrees, so Rama goes with his beautiful wife, Sita, and his brother Lakshmana, to live a simple life.
4. In the forest they meet the demoness Surpanakha who falls in love with Rama. Rama refuses her advances and Lakshmana wounds her.
5. She flees to her brother Ravana, ruler of the island kingdom of Lanka.
6. After hearing of the beauty of Sita from her, Ravana decides that he must get Sita.
7. Ravana changes himself into a holy man and visits her in the forest.
8. Demon Marica disguised as a golden deer leads Rama and Lakshmana far away from Sita.
9. Ravana carries Sita off in his vimana (airplane).
10. Vulture Jatayu fights with Ravana and is wounded. Before his death he tells Rama in which direction Ravana flew.
11. Sita mourns in Ravana’s garden in Lanka.
12. Hanuman, the mystic monkey king able, among other things, to make himself larger or smaller, with his monkey army helps Rama and Lakshmana find her.
13. Hanuman takes a giant leap to Lanka.
14. Carrying Rama’s ring he finds Sita and identifies himself as Rama’s messenger.
15. Hanuman allows himself to be caught and Ravana sets Hanuman’s tail on fire.
16. Hanuman escapes and sets fire to the whole Lanka.
17. Rama, Lakshmana, Hanuman, and his monkey army make a bridge to Lanka.
18. Ensues a long battle with spears, bows, arrows and stones. 
19. Rama finally kills Ravana.
20. Rama questions Sita’s chastity after having lived in the house of another man. He asks her to undergo the test by fire.
21. She agrees and proving her chastity by remaining unscathed by the fire, she rejoins Rama.
22. Later, Rama abandons her to defer to public opinion.
23. She goes to live in the ashram of sage Valmiki where she bears Rama’s twin sons Lava and Kusha.
24. As boys they become reunited with their father, the god-king Rama.