How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Quote #1
ELDER: Now there is a new maharaja, and again the palace has the power of the dark light. […] The evil start in Pankot, then like monsoon it moves darkness all over the country.
Early on, it's difficult to tell if the Village Elder is just superstitious, or if something truly supernatural is happening in Pankot Palace.
Quote #2
WILLIE: I don't understand how one rock could destroy a whole village.
Willie's skeptical about the powers of the rock. Because Indy has seen crazy stuff before, he decides to give the Elder the benefit of the doubt.
Quote #3
INDY: He's saying when the sacred stone was taken, the village wells dried up, and the river turned to sand. The crops were swallowed by the earth, and the animals laid down and turned to dust. Then one night there was a fire in the fields. The men went out to fight the fire. When they came back, the women were crying in the darkness. Children. He says they stole their children.
Okay, this is all a little extreme, except for the children part. Even though the stones do have a mystical power of some sort, there appears to be some superstitious embellishment involved in telling this story.