The Humanistic Legend of Manghe River —— Pearl Girl

According to legend, a long time ago, there was no dogwood in Manghe area, but it was hundreds of years ago that dogwood was grown. At that time, there was a girl named Pearl in Manghe Village. She is not only beautiful, but also kind-hearted

Pearl girl lost her father's love since she was a child, and her elderly mother was ill all the year round, so she managed the whole family alone. One morning in late autumn and early winter, the cold winter wind came to this deep mountain early, and the dead leaves all over the mountain danced with the wind. Apart from the howling of the wind and the howling of wild animals, the vast Shan Ye is more empty and desolate. Pearl habitually got up early, took out dry wood and fire from the woodpile, and prepared to make a fire to cook. Suddenly she heard some noise in the street. She went out of the house curiously and saw a group of people around a monk. The monk's cassock broke a hole in the east and a seam in the west. His hands, feet and body are covered with festering sores, and pus and blood flow from time to time, which makes people sick. What's more frightening is that his face is red and purple, just like one.

The monk shivered in the cold wind, as if he were going to fall. He staggered out his pustule-covered hand, opened his red eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Hungry, I'm hungry!" The crowd around him immediately dispersed for fear of hiding, and no one thought of giving him anything. At this moment, I saw Miss Pearl walking slowly towards the monk and said softly, "Master, you must have been walking for a long time, so ill and the weather is cold. Please come to my house to eat something first! " When Pearl finished, the people around her looked at each other in surprise.

"Pearl, don't do this. Look at him. He was covered in pus and blood. He is dirty and smelly. You have provoked such a person and spread it out. Everyone doesn't know how to laugh at you! "

A kind aunt said this.

Pearl said:

"You see how poor he is when he is so hungry. It is not too much to give him something. "

With that, Pearl took the monk to his home, followed by a group of curious people and heckling children.

When she got home, Pearl first took a piece of steamed corn bread and handed it to the monk:

"Master, my mother is ill and has been in bed for many years, and her family is very poor. I'm really sorry. Please eat first, and I'll cook for you right away. "

With that, she lit a fire and made a bowl of noodles for the monk. I saw that the monk was scattered and beaten to pieces, and three or two people ate everything. After eating, the monk wiped his mouth and said:

"Girl, I'm really tired. Please help me to the end. Let me lie in your bed for a while! "

Pearl hesitated, but on second thought, seeing the monk embarrassed, she let him lie down, and all the onlookers were talking about:

"This pearl is not afraid to dirty her bed. Today is probably crazy. "

"Pearl misses her father very much, either because she wants to stay as a father or because she wants a man. Her family is poor."

"This girl is really kind, one in a hundred."

Opinions vary, but Pearl doesn't care at all. She put the monk on the bed and brought a clean quilt to cover him.

The next day, Pearl will go up the mountain to collect medicine for her mother. The monk was about to get up. When he saw him, he stopped Pearl.

"Girl, your heart is better than gold. I'm leaving. A monk gets nothing. I'll give you this tattered cassock! "

Pearl immediately refused:

"Master, although the cassock is broken, it can protect you from the wind and cold. In addition, it is also a treasure of Buddhism. I can't accept it, I can't accept it! "

I saw the monk laughing. He said to Pearl:

"Girl, it's hard enough for you to collect herbs for your mother every day. As long as you throw this cassock on the hillside behind the house, it will grow a wonderful medicine to cure your mother's illness. "

Pearl quickly knelt down and said, "Then I will thank Master."

Pearl looked up, and there was no sign of the monk. Pearl walked towards the back of the house with a grain of salt. She threw the cassock on the hillside and a wonderful scene appeared. I saw the cassock radiating golden light and dancing with the wind. Everywhere she goes, green seedlings grow, and then the seedlings grow up and bear red fruits.

Pearl picked the fruit and cured her mother's illness. Since then, the Manghe River has been covered with dogwood, and the legend of Pearl Girl has been passed down to this day.