Posted 2012/3/28
Once upon a time, a young archer named Yi managed to shoot nine of the ten suns. An immortal gave him a pouch of pills of eternity as a token of gratitude on behalf of the people he had saved. With the pills, he could become an immortal himself and be able to ascend to heaven.
Chang E and the rabbit in an art rendition
Yi had a beautiful wife named Chang E. He never left her alone except when he went on hunting expeditions. Each time before he left, he would entrust the eternity pills with Chang E. On a fifth day of the eighth day, Yi led his men on a hunting trip again. A vicious aid to Yi tried to take the pills from Chang E. Chang E swallowed the pills up in the scuffle and as result flew to the moon....
Bù zhī tiānshàng gōngquè, jīnxī shì hé nián. Wǒ yù chèng fēng guī qù, yòu kǒng qiónglóu yùyǔ, gāo chù bú shèng hán. Qǐ wǔ nòng qīng yǐng, hé sì zài rénjiān. Zhuǎn zhū gě, dī qǐ hù, zhào wú mián. Bù yīng yǒu hèn, hé shì cháng xiàng bié shí yuán? Rén yǒu bēi huān lí hé, yuè yǒu yīn qíng yuán quē, cǐ shì gǔ nán quán. Dànyuàn rén chángjiǔ, qiān lǐ gòng Chánjuān |
