The Moon Lady and Her Festival
The Moon Lady and Her Festival The Moon Lady and Her Festival Long ago, in China, there was a man named Yi. Yi was a great archer. He had a beautiful wife named Chang-O. Yi and Chang-O loved each other very much. One day, ten suns shone and the earth became very dry. So the ruler asked Yi to shoot down nine of the suns. Yi knocked all but one sun out of the sky. That sun shines on Earth today. As thanks, Yi got a magic pill. It would let him live forever! But, first, he had
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The Moon Lady and Her Festival
The Moon Lady and Her Festival
Long ago, in China, there was a man named Yi. Yi was a great archer.
He had a beautiful wife named Chang-O.
Yi and Chang-O loved each other very much.
One day, ten suns shone and the earth became very dry.
So the ruler asked Yi to shoot down nine of the suns.
Yi knocked all but one sun out of the sky.
That sun shines on Earth today.
As thanks, Yi got a magic pill.
It would let him live forever!
But, first, he had to pray for a year to get ready for the magic.
Yi hid the pill in his house.
When Chang-O was home alone, she smelled a delightful smell.
She followed her nose.
Then she saw a beam of light coming through a crack.
It was the magic pill.
Chang-O ate it to see what would happen.
Just then, Yi came home.
He saw Chang-O floating out the window.
“No!” Yi cried. “Do not go away!”
“I was wrong, but I cannot stop!” she called back.
Chang-O flew up into the night sky.
Yi chased her as far as he could.
But the winds blew him back to Earth.
Chang-O flew straight up to the moon!
She shivered. The moon was a cold, silent place, full of dusty rocks.
Chang-O met a rabbit under a tree.
“Hello,” said Chang-O. “Is it always cold here?”
“Always,” the rabbit said.
“Do you know how to make me a special drink so I can go back to Earth?” asked Chang-O.
