Story about the moon

1 Moon Myth of the Bunun People

In ancient times, there were two suns in the sky, which took turns shining on the earth in the sky, causing the earth to have no distinction between day and night. The hot weather made human beings Life is very inconvenient. There was a couple working diligently in the fields. They placed their sleeping baby firmly next to a pile of stones under the shade of a tree and covered it with palm leaves. Unexpectedly, he was still burned to death by the cruel sun and turned into a lizard and hid in the cracks of the rocks. The father knew this and was very angry. He vowed to shoot down the sun to avenge his child.

Before embarking on the journey, my father planted an orange tree in front of his house, and set off to where the sun rose, preparing to seal it before it rose into the sky. The father, who was an accurate shooter, actually hit the sun. In one eye, the sun's light suddenly disappeared and turned into the moon. The moon closed its eyes and reached out to grab people randomly. Because the palm was too big, the father broke free from the fingers and ran away. Because one sun was shot and turned into the moon, the other sun was too afraid to rise into the sky to shine on the earth. As a result, the earth fell into darkness. People could not go out to work, and they could not find food. Life was very difficult. If the tribesmen have no choice but to go out, they must throw stones first. The sound of the stones falling to the ground will determine whether the road ahead or an abyss is ahead. A mountain Qiang who went out to look for food was hit on the head by a stone thrown by people, and blood flowed profusely. Shan Qiang couldn't bear the pain and let out an angry roar. At this time, something strange happened. The sun that was hiding was frightened by Shan Qiang's roar, and the sky shone on the earth again. People returned to their normal daily lives, but Shan Qiang's There has been a beautiful scar on my forehead ever since.

Later, the moon taught Sun Sa’s father the rituals and taboos of various festivals, such as: Don’t be greedy for sweets during hunting inspections and sowing festivals, otherwise there will be years of famine or you will miss the prey; Yue Children's sacrifices must be held at the right time, otherwise children will get sick and die. After his father returned to the tribe, he began to teach the tribesmen how to perform sacrifices. When everyone learned all the rituals, the orange tree had grown into a big tree. Therefore, several Bunun communities use orange leaves as sacrificial vessels when conducting rituals.

2 Gypsy Legend—Child of the Moon

Once upon a time there was a Gypsy woman who had been married to her husband for many years without giving birth to a child. One night she prayed to the moon to give her a child. Soon after, she got pregnant as she wished. However, when the child was born, they found that the child did not have the dark skin and dark brown eyes of the Gypsies, but had gray eyes and silver-white skin. The Gypsy men were very angry and thought it was his wife's betrayal. He wants to kill this child.

The gypsy woman couldn't bear it, so she took the child to the mountain and abandoned him. The moon took care of the child from then on. Whenever the moon is full, it is the child who is behaving well, and whenever the moon is waning and it is the new moon, it is the child who is crying. The moon makes a cradle for him and coaxes him to stop crying. (Comparing children with albinism to children of the moon)

3 Moon Goddess

Artemis, the moon goddess in ancient Greek mythology. She is the sister of the sun god Apollo. She is very beautiful and a very powerful archer. She is in charge of hunting and is always accompanied by her beloved bows and hounds. Every day she drives a silver carriage through the night sky, representing the night together - the cold, loneliness, and the road of the dead. She is also the patron saint of unmarried girls - she herself was never married, and there is a sad story in this.

Poseidon, the king of the sea, has a son named Orion. He likes archery very much, is a good hunter, and likes to run wildly on the sea. The moon goddess liked Orion very much. They met and fell in love with each other. They often hunted in the jungle and ran wildly on the sea together. The goddess's brother Apollo hated Orion and did not like the relationship between her sister and Orion, so he decided to get rid of Orion. One day, when Orion was flying across the sea, Apollo covered Orion with a golden light to hide him so that no one could see Orion's true face, and then encouraged him to like archery. The sister of the Moon Goddess used the golden object in the distance as a target. Of course, the Moon Goddess didn't know that this was her brother's conspiracy, and shot an arrow, hitting Orion in the head. Later, she learned that she had shot her sweetheart Orion, so she fell into despair and cried day and night. In order to cherish her love for Orion forever, she asked Zeus to raise Orion to the sky, hoping that she could see him at any time while running in the sky on a silver carriage. Zeus accepted her request and turned Orion into the constellation Orion in the sky. The goddess swore never to marry, and she would always accompany Orion in the night sky.

4 There is a "Story of the Moon" widely circulated among the Hezhe people in Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China.

In ancient times, a woman went to the river to fetch water. She looked up at the moon in the sky and felt that the bright moon was particularly cute. She couldn't help but think of her own life experience and the various abuses she had received in her husband's family, and she became despairing. She suddenly came up with an idea, why not ask the Moon Fairy for help to escape from this miserable world? When she first started to pray to the moon god, to her great surprise, a piece of something that didn't look like a blanket or a boat floated from the river in the distance. It quickly came to her. In front of him, he stopped. She tried to step up with her toes. Strangely enough, her whole body went up unconsciously.

It immediately lifted the woman up in the air like magic, causing her to panic and grab the tree next to her. I don't know where she got such strength, she actually uprooted the tree. At this time, the "flying carpet" flew faster and faster, and she flew higher and higher. In this way, the woman quickly flew to the moon.

This legend wants to tell everyone that the black shadows on the moon are the woman and the buckets, poles, and trees she brought to the moon. Of course, this is just a folk tale. There are no such things on the moon, and there is no so-called moon god.

5 A myth of the Gaoshan tribe in my country goes like this:

It was pitch black between heaven and earth, and people could only light torches for lighting. I don’t know how many years passed, and I don’t know what day it was. Suddenly, a strong wind blew two people holding torches into the sky, and there were two suns in the sky. The two suns took turns shining on the earth, making it impossible for people to close their eyes and rest, and the crops were scorched. I don't know how long it took, but a skilled archer shot one of the suns with a strong arrow. From then on, its light weakened and turned into the moon.

Another myth of the Gaoshan people says that the sun and the moon were transformed by a young man and woman: in order to find light for the earth and people, the two of them traveled to the ends of the earth and finally flew into the sky. The young man turned into a radiant sun, and the young woman turned into a gentle and lovely moon.

When you look up at the moon, you will immediately find that there are some not-so-bright places on the bright moon. They are slightly darker than the surrounding areas, and the degree of darkness is also different. The following Yao mythology is intended to explain the interlacing of light and dark on the moon.

6 The moon in the sky turns out to be either square or round. It is so bright that people can’t open their eyes, and it is so hot that people can’t breathe. A pair of young men and women are determined to eliminate disadvantages and do good things for the people. The extremely powerful young man shot sharp arrows at the moon, trying to make the moon round little by little. However, the moonlight is still too bright, and the white moon doesn’t look good! The young woman was an expert in brocade weaving. She devoted herself to weaving a beautiful silk brocade for the moon, and asked the young man to hang it on an arrow and shoot it to the moon to cover it. In this way, the moonlight is not so dazzling, and the original patterns woven on the silk brocade, houses, cattle, sheep, osmanthus trees, etc. become the patterns on the moon that we see. Later, young men and women also came to the moon. The men herded cattle and the women weaved brocades, living a happy life.

7 The legendary story of Chang'e flying to the moon is well known to everyone in our country. It is said that Chang'e took the elixir given by the Queen Mother of the West and flew lightly to the moon, where she lived in the Guanghan Palace and still lives a lonely life. The only one who accompanies Chang'e is the jade rabbit who makes medicine for Chang'e all year round. Later, I don't know exactly when, another man named Wu Gang came to the moon. I only know that he broke the precepts when he was practicing immortality, and was punished to come here to cut down the osmanthus tree. However, the osmanthus tree is a fairy tree, how could Wu Gang cut it down! As soon as he lifted the ax, the crack in the tree immediately closed again. In this way, he can only do impossible things on the moon forever.

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Zhu Yuanzhang's Uprising

The traditional food of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes. Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion and reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion. . Eating mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han people to resist the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty and agreed to revolt on August 15th. They would send mooncakes to each other by sandwiching notes in the mooncakes to convey messages. The custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Manchus later occupied China, people still celebrated this festival that symbolized the overthrow of alien rule.

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The Story of the King Who Wanted to Touch the Moon"

A long time ago, in the distant Caribbean, there was a kingdom. This kingdom is an island country like Taiwan. The island has green forests, is surrounded by blue waters, and has a warm climate all year round. The leader of this kingdom is a proud king. He is always taken care of in his daily life, and the people in the country are respectful to him and dare not disobey his demands. This king actually lacked nothing. However, one night, when he stood by the window sill of the castle, enjoying the cool evening breeze and looking up at the night sky, he was deeply attracted by the bright moonlight, and suddenly he wanted to touch the moon. desire.

Once this idea grew in his mind, he immediately summoned the ministers, announced that he wanted to touch the moon, and asked the ministers to fulfill his wish. Knowing the king's irritable temperament, the minister was so worried that he couldn't sleep. Finally, he came up with a plan the next morning: to mobilize the whole country to build a high tower that would allow the king to climb up and touch the moon. The king accepted this suggestion and immediately asked the whole country to contribute large and small wooden boxes from their homes, stacking them higher and higher like stacks of logs. However, when these wooden boxes were used up and the moon was still far away, the king ordered the people of the country to cut down all the wood in the country to build wooden boxes. Those who were unwilling to obey would be imprisoned, because the king said : "In my country, there is no word 'no'". When all the trees in the kingdom were cut down and the tower almost reached the sky, the king happily began to climb the tower layer by layer.

However, when the king reached the top of the tower and stretched out his hand to touch the moon, he found that it was still a little short of the moon. So he shouted to the people far away on the ground: "Give me another wooden box."

The people answered him helplessly: "There are no more wooden boxes." The king, who only wanted to touch the moon, ordered: "Pass the bottom wooden box up." When the people heard this, they knew it was wrong and responded: "But...". The king said angrily: "There is no such word in my kingdom." The people knew that they could not disobey the king's order and pulled out the bottom wooden box. At this moment, all the wooden boxes shook and scattered to the ground, and this The king who wanted to touch the moon also fell from a height and died.

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The story of the Puinan people tells that once the earth was flooded, and even the sun and moon in the sky sank into the water. The five surviving brothers and sisters were floating on the sea. Found a land; because the earth was dark, he sent a man and a woman to the sky to be the new sun and the new moon in order to find other human beings. In the creation myth of the Puinan people, the moon and the sun bring children into the world. The first one is a human being, followed by monkeys, horses, deer, fish and birds. Later, the ancestors of the Puinan people passed down the following principles for planting sweet potatoes. Changes in the moon: You cannot farm when the moon is full, and you can only farm when the moon is gradually missing. If the moon is shaped like a sickle, do not farm.

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The legend of the Ami tribe mentions that the two brothers and sister danced happily because they had completed their mother's instructions to comfort their father's spirit in heaven; the three of them danced, Gradually sinking into the ground. They said in unison: "We have done everything we should do. The moon tonight is our elder brother, the sun in the eastern sky tomorrow morning is our younger brother, and the stars shining in the dark sky are our younger sisters. We will always benefit mankind. Goodbye, mother." ” These plots clearly show that these groups believe that the sun, moon and stars were transformed by humans. The connection between the moon and the agricultural work of the Aboriginal people during the year can also be found in some stories, such as the aforementioned story of the Peinan people; because the millet (millet) that the Aboriginal people relied on as their staple food in the past was mostly harvested in the autumn, autumn nights The moonlight is particularly bright, and various harvest rituals or songs and dances of various ethnic groups are mostly performed under the bright moonlight. The sharing of new grains and new wine allows members of the tribe to reunite their minds, gain emotional relief, and reconcile humans and gods. They look forward to having plenty of food and clothing in the coming year. Therefore, the fullness of the autumn moon also symbolizes the ardent hope in the hearts of the people.

1. Grandma Moon

One night, Brother Rabbit didn’t want to sleep. He is going to play with the little frog. Mother Rabbit shook her head and said: "Good boy, go to sleep. Get up early tomorrow and go play with the little frog!"

Brother Rabbit didn't listen to his mother, he said: "I'm going, I'm going , I don’t want to sleep!” Mother Rabbit ignored him and sang a lullaby, singing, singing, and she snored and fell asleep.

Brother Rabbit jumped out of bed gently, opened the door gently, walked gently outside the door, ran away without looking back, and went to play with the little frog.

Grandma Moon showed her face from the middle of the branches, looking at Brother Rabbit with a smile.

Brother Rabbit thought, I sneaked out without telling my mother, but I can’t let Grandma Moon know, run, run. He ran for a while, and when he looked back, Grandma Yue was following. Brother Rabbit thought, I am running too slowly. If I run very fast, she will not be able to keep up. Brother Rabbit spread his legs and ran quickly. When he looked back, he saw that Granny Moon was still following him closely.

Brother Rabbit was so tired that he sat on a tree root and panted. At this time, Grandma Moon also stopped, revealed her face from the leaves, and said with a smile: "Brother Rabbit, where are you going when it's so late? Go home and sleep."

Brother Rabbit didn't talk to Grandma Moon, so he quickly got into the woods and hid.

After hiding for a long time, Brother Rabbit thought, has Grandma Moon gone away? He stretched out his head to see that Granny Yue was really gone. Brother Rabbit was very happy. He was about to run away when Granny Moon suddenly came out again. It turned out that a cloud had covered her just now. Granny Moon said to Brother Rabbit with a smile: "Brother Rabbit, why don't you go home? Aren't you afraid that the owl will bully you? Go back quickly!" This time, Brother Rabbit had to tell Granny Moon honestly: "Grandma Moon, I want to find Little frogs go and play." Grandma Moon said, "No, you can't go. I saw little frogs singing in the middle of the lake. How can you go?" Brother Rabbit said, "No." But I want to go." Grandma Moon said, "Then how can you go to the middle of the lake? Come on, let me pick you up and take a look." Brother Rabbit asked Grandma Moon to lift her up so that he could see the water in the lake. It is covered with water lilies, and on the tip of each water lily's petals is a firefly, which is shining brightly, as if it is equipped with many small electric lights. A fat frog was playing the drum vigorously. There was a large circle of frogs, big and small, croaking and singing.

Brother Rabbit looked and looked and kept watching. Granny Moon asked: "Have you seen enough?" Brother Rabbit replied: "No." After looking at it for a while, Granny Moon asked again: "Have you seen enough now?" Brother Rabbit replied: "Look at it for a while." "Like this, watch for a while, watch for a while, and watch endlessly. Later, Grandma Moon became angry and put Brother Rabbit back into the woods. Brother Rabbit had no choice but to say "goodbye" to Granny Moon and go home.

Brother Rabbit ran very fast, but not as fast as when he came; after running for a while, Brother Rabbit looked up and saw Grandma Moon still following him above his head. Brother Rabbit was very unhappy and said to Grandma Moon: "Grandma Moon, why do you always follow me? I'm home and don't have time to play anywhere else!"

Grandma Moon smiled and said nothing. , looked at Brother Rabbit, and followed him to the door of Brother Rabbit's house. Brother Rabbit said to Grandma Moon: "Grandma Moon, you don't have to follow me anymore. I'm already home. Thank you for accompanying me."

Grandma Moon said with a smile: "Good boy, don't be playful in the future. Come on, go to bed."

This story tells children not to be playful, but to listen to their parents and be good children.

2. Chang'e flies to the moon (1)

According to legend, one year in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky, which were so scorching that the earth smoked and the sea water dried up. Life goes.

This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountains, used his supernatural power, drew his magic bow, and shot down nine superfluous suns in one go.

Hou Yi made unparalleled achievements and was respected and loved by the people. Many people with lofty ideals came to study under him. The treacherous and evil-minded Peng Meng also sneaked in.

Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted wife named Chang'e. In addition to spreading his skills and hunting, Hou Yi stayed with his wife all day long. People envied this loving couple with talent and beauty.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek enlightenment. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who was passing by, and asked the Queen Mother for a package of elixir. It is said that if you take this medicine, you can immediately ascend to heaven and become an immortal.

However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang'e for collection. Chang'e hid the medicine in the treasure box on the dressing table, but Pengmeng saw it.

Three days later, Hou Yi led his disciples out for hunting. Peng Meng, who had evil intentions, pretended to be sick and stayed behind.

Soon after Hou Yi led everyone away, Peng Meng broke into the backyard of the inner house with a sword and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir.

Chang'e knew that she was no match for Peng Meng. In the critical moment, she made a prompt decision, turned around, opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.

Chang'e swallowed the medicine, and her body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, and flew to the sky. Because Chang'e cared about her husband, she flew to the moon closest to the world and became an immortal.

In the evening, Hou Yi returned home, and the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was frightened and angry. He drew his sword and went to kill the villain, but Peng Meng had already escaped. Hou Yi was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet and screamed. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called his beloved wife's name. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon was particularly bright and bright, and there was a swaying figure that looked like Chang'e.

Hou Yi hurriedly sent people to Chang'e's favorite back garden, set up an incense table, placed her favorite sweetmeats and fresh fruits, and offered sacrifices to Chang'e who was attached to him in the moon palace.

After the people heard the news that Chang'e flew to the moon and became an immortal, they set up incense tables under the moon and prayed to the kind-hearted Chang'e for good luck and peace. From then on, the custom of worshiping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival spread among the people. The story of Chang'e flying to the moon praises and praises Chang'e with a distinctive attitude and brilliant colors. Compared with the records about Chang'e in ancient documents, it can be seen that people have done a lot of processing and modification to the story of Chang'e flying to the moon, making the image of Chang'e It is as beautiful as the moon, making it in line with people's pursuit of beauty. Contrary to the widely circulated modern "Chang'e flying to the moon", "Lingxian" compiled by "Quan Shang Gu Wen" records the story of "Chang'e turning into a toad": "Chang'e, Yi's wife, stole the Queen Mother's immortal medicine and took it, and flew to the moon. The moon is about to pass, and Huang Zhanzhi says: "Ji, Pianpian returns to her sister, and will go west alone. Don't be frightened when the sky is dark, and she will be prosperous later." "Toad." After Chang'e turned into a toad, she was punished to pound the elixir all day long in the moon palace, and lived a lonely and miserable life. Li Shangyin once lamented Chang'e in a poem: "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, and the blue sea and blue sky make her heart happy every night." p>

Chang'e Flying to the Moon (2)

According to legend, Hou Yi and Chang'e were both people from the time of Yao. The myth says that during the time of Yao, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, turning the land It was scorched, the crops were withered, and people were breathless from the heat and fell to the ground unconscious. Because of the extremely hot weather, some strange birds and beasts also ran out of the dry rivers and lakes and flaming forests, killing people everywhere.

The disasters on earth alarmed the gods in heaven. Chang Jun, the Emperor of Heaven, ordered Hou Yi, who was good at archery, to go down to earth to assist Yao in eliminating the suffering of the people. Hou Yi came to the world with a red bow, a bag of white arrows given to him by the Emperor of Heaven, and his beautiful wife Chang'e.

Hou Yi immediately began to shoot the sun. He took off the red bow from his shoulder, took out the white arrows, and shot them one by one at the arrogant sun. In an instant, nine of the ten suns were shot away, just because Yao believed that one sun should be left behind for the people. It was useful and stopped Hou Yi from continuing to shoot. This is the famous story of Hou Yi shooting the sun.

However, Hou Yi's great achievements were jealous of other gods. They went to the Emperor of Heaven to slander him, so that the Emperor of Heaven finally alienated Hou Yi and finally demoted him to the human world forever. After being wronged, Hou Yi and his wife Chang'e had to live in seclusion in the world and make a living by Hou Yi's hunting.

How did Chang'e fly to the moon? There are various versions in ancient books. According to the record in "Huainanzi", Hou Yi felt sorry for his wife who had been relegated to the mortal world due to his involvement, so he went to the Queen Mother of the West to ask for the elixir of immortality, so that they could live harmoniously in the world forever. Chang'e couldn't get used to the poor life. When Hou Yi was not at home, she secretly took all the elixir of life and fled to the moon. Another theory is the record in "Tianwen" written by Qu Yuan (about 340 BC? 78), which states that Hou Yi later acted unfaithfully to Chang'e and had an affair with Hebo's wife, which caused Chang'e great dissatisfaction. , then he left Hou Yi and ran to heaven. After Chang'e flew to the moon, she quickly regretted it. She thought of her husband's daily kindness to her and the warmth of the world. Compared with the loneliness in the moon, she felt even more desolate.

Concerning the death of Hou Yi, "Mencius" written by the thinker Mencius during the Warring States Period (approximately 372 BC - 89 BC) and "Mencius" compiled by Liu An (179 BC - 22 BC) in the early Western Han Dynasty "Huainanzi" all said that he was assassinated by his disciple Pengmeng who wanted to repay kindness with hatred. There are different records of the means of assassination. Some say that he was beaten to death with a mahogany stick, and some say that he was shot to death with hidden arrows. In short, this unparalleled hero died in the hands of conspirators.

Some legends also say that Hou Yi’s spirit lingered after his death and became the god Zhong Kui who fought ghosts. This statement was verified by the famous Chinese historian Gu Jiegang (1893-1980) based on records in ancient books such as "Huainanzi". This statement actually reflects the infinite memory of the ancient people of our country for this hero who unfortunately died.

3.v Zhu Yuanzhang's Uprisingv

The traditional food of the Mid-Autumn Festival is moon cakes. Moon cakes are round, symbolizing reunion, and reflecting people's good wishes for family reunion. Eating mooncakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival is said to have begun in the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang led the Han people to resist the tyranny of the Yuan Dynasty and agreed to revolt on August 15th. They would send mooncakes to each other by sandwiching notes in the mooncakes to convey messages. The custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival has spread among the people.

Space Later, Zhu Yuanzhang finally overthrew the Yuan Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Manchus later occupied China, people still celebrated this festival that symbolized the overthrow of alien rule.

Wu Gang won the laurel

It is said that the laurel tree in front of the Guanghan Palace on the moon grew luxuriantly and was more than 500 feet high. There was a man below who was always cutting it down, but every time he cut it, After going down, the cut place immediately closed up again. For thousands of years, this osmanthus tree has been cut down as it goes. This laurel tree can never be cut down. It is said that the man who cut down the tree was named Wu Gang, who was from Xihe in the Han Dynasty. He once followed the immortals to practice Taoism and reached the heaven. However, he made a mistake, and the immortals demoted him to the Moon Palace, where he did such futile and hard work every day as punishment. . There is a record in Li Bai's poem "If you want to cut the laurel in the moon, you will hold on to the salary of those who are cold".

The Story of the White Rabbit and the Moon

Among the many rabbit sisters, there is a white rabbit with unique aesthetic wisdom. She loves the beauty of nature, especially the bright moonlight. Every night, she came to the meadow in the forest, playing carefree and admiring the moon happily. She is indeed an expert at admiring the moon. In her eyes, the moon's clouds, moons, and moons all have their own charm.

So, the King of the Gods summoned the white rabbit and announced a generous decision to her: "Everything belongs to its own place. From now on, the moon belongs to you, because your moon-viewing His talent is unparalleled in the world."

The white rabbit still goes to the forest and grass to admire the moon every night. But, strange to say, the previous leisurely mood was gone, and there was only one thought in her mind: "This is my moon!" She stared at the moon, like a rich man staring at his gold cellar. Dark clouds covered the moon, and she became nervous, fearing that the treasure would be lost. When the full moon was missing, her heart ached, as if she had been robbed. In her eyes, the waxing and waning of the moon no longer has its own charm, but instead presents numerous dangers, evoking endless risks of gain and loss.

Unlike humans, our protagonist’s wisdom is still there after all. She finally went to see the King of Gods and begged him to revoke that generous decision.

Monkey fishing for the moon

In the past there was a country of Jiashi, and there was a city of Polo in the country. In the sparsely populated forests on the outskirts of the city, hundreds of monkeys live. One night, the group of monkeys came to a well while playing. I don’t know which monkey first noticed the moon shadow flickering in the well, and was shocked: "Oh no, the moon fell into the well!" Upon hearing this, an older monkey rushed over to look at the moon in the well, and said The companions said: "The moon fell into the well. We should work together to fish it out, so as not to make the world dark every night." But how can we fish out the moon? The older monkey slapped his head and said, "There is a way. I'll climb on the branch. You guys grab my tail and connect them one by one, and you can fish out the moon." So, the group of monkeys started to pull out the moon one by one. In a long series. Unexpectedly, the group of monkeys connected together was too heavy, and the branches could not bear it. When the monkeys were close to the water, they broke with a "click" and the group of monkeys fell into the well.

Jade Rabbit Pounds Medicine

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a pair of rabbits who had practiced spiritual practice for thousands of years and became immortals. They have four lovely daughters, all of whom are pure white and smart.

One day, the Jade Emperor summoned the male rabbit to go to the Heavenly Palace. He reluctantly left his wife and children and went to the Heavenly Palace on the clouds.

Just when it came to the Nantian Gate, it saw Taibai Jinxing leading the generals escorting Chang'e away. The Rabbit Fairy didn't know what happened, so he asked a god guarding the Tianmen next to him. After hearing what happened to her, the Rabbit Fairy felt that Chang'e had suffered innocently and sympathized with her. But I have little power, so what can I do to help? Thinking of Chang'e being locked up in the moon palace alone, how lonely and sad it would be if she had someone to accompany her. Suddenly she thought of her four daughters, and she immediately ran home.

The Rabbit Fairy told the female rabbit what happened to Chang'e, and said that she wanted to send a child to keep Chang'e company. Although the female rabbit deeply sympathized with Chang'e, she was reluctant to part with her precious daughter. This was equivalent to cutting off the flesh of her heart! Several daughters were reluctant to leave their parents, and all of them burst into tears. The male rabbit said earnestly: "If I were locked up alone, would you be willing to accompany me? Chang'e was implicated in order to save the people. Can we not sympathize with her? My child, we can't just think of ourselves!"

The children understood their father’s intention and expressed their willingness to go. The male and female rabbits smiled with tears in their eyes. They decided to let their youngest daughter go.

So the little Jade Rabbit said goodbye to his parents and sisters and went to the Moon Palace to accompany Chang'e in making medicine!