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Thestorybeginsaround2170B.C.afterthegreatfloodintheHsiadynasty.Yu,kingofmanykingdoms,wascreditedwithstoppingtheflood,andwithteachingfarmershowtocultivatetheirfields,thuscommencingaprosperousepoch.
AtthesametimeinHeaventheJadeEmperorwishedtohelpthefarmersraiseanimalsandcultivatetheirfields.Hegaveorderstohistensonstobecometensunsandtravelacrosstheskyoneatatime,eachtakingoneday.Thetenyoungmendisobeyed;alltenofthemcameouteveryday,andtheheatfromtensunsshiningallatoncemadetheearthintolerablyhot.Peopleandanimalsdiedofheat,riversdriedup,landbecamebarrenandforestsscorchedandburned.
Thefarmersprayed,givingsacrificesandburningincensetoHeavenfordeliverance.TheJadeEmperorheardtheirprayersand
sawthedestructioncausedbyhissons.HesentHouYi,hisbravestgod,downtoearthtosolvetheproblemofthetensunsandendthecatastrophe.HouYiwasagood,courageousgodwithabeautifulwife,ChangEr.Deeplyinlovewitheachother,theywereknownastheDivineCouple.ChangErdidn'tlikethethoughtofgoingdowntoearth,butshewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromherhusband,sotogethertheydescendedtoearthandbecamemortalsamongtheEasternclans.
HouYiwasagreatarcherandbroughthismagicbowfromheavenwithhim.KnowingthatHouYicamefromheaven,thepeopleoftheclansproclaimedhimtobetheirleader.
Seeinghowmuchsufferinganddestructionwerecausedbytheheatofthetensuns,HouYiclimbedtothetopofTienshanmountainandbegannegotiatingwiththesunstohavepityontheunfortunatepeople.Hepleadedtothesunstotaketurnsandmaketheirjourneysacrosstheskysingly,oneforeachday,andexplainedthewhiteblazeoftensunsismuchtoomuchforthelandtobear.HealsotoldthemhowmuchHeavenlovesalllivingthings.
Butthetenaudacioussunsconsidereditdullandboringtogoacrosstheskyoneatatimeandthatmuchmorefunwastobehadbycomingouttogether,sotheyrefusedtolisten.Theyincreasedtheirheatandcausedevenmoresuffering.ThisangeredHouYi.Hetookouthismagicbowandarrowsandshotdownnineofthesuns;thelastsunbeggedforhislifeandpromisedobedienceatperforminghistaskofseparatingnightfromday.
Finallytheearthwasatpeaceandpeopleenjoyedtheirworkandlives.However,whenHouYimadehisreporttotheJadeEmperor,hewasfuriousatHouYiforkillinghisninesons,andrefusedtolettheDivineCouplereturntoHeaven.
Asleaderoftheclans,therewasmuchforHouYitodoonearth.Hetaughtthepeoplemanywaystodefendtheirlandandthemselves.Hewassobus
ywithhisdutieshebecameneglectfulofhislovelyandlonelywife.ChangErwasespeciallyunhappytobeanearthlymortalwithallofmortality'ssuffering,aginganddeathinparticular.Also,shewasangryatHouYiforshootingdowntheJadeEmperor'sninesons,andthecouplebecameunhappyandestranged.
Toavoidarguingwithhiswife,HouYispenthistimetravellingaboutthelandalone.Hebecamefamiliartoitspeople,performingmanygooddeedswhereverhetravelled.Healsokilledagigantic,100,000-footsnakeandanine-headedmonsterthathadcausedmuchdistressandthousandsoflives.ManytimesheprayedtotheJadeEmperortolethimselfandhiswifereturntoHeaven,buttheEmperorrefusedhispleadandsoHouYiandChangErremainedasmortals,sufferingasordinaryhumanbeingsdo.
Inhistravelhechancedtomeetabeautifulmortalwoman,MiFei.ShewasthewifeofFengYee,theGodofWater,whohadareputationasawomanizerandforignoringhiswife.Bothlonelyd,MiFeiandHouYibecamefriendsandlaterlovers.Inlegend,suchthingsneverremainunpunished.WhenFengYeereturnedanddiscoveredhiswife'sinfidelity,hewasfuriousandtransformedhimselfintoawhitedragon,roaringandplunginginthewater,destroyingfieldsandkillingmanypeople.HouYithoughtthedragonwasan
evilseamonster.Hetookuphisbowandshot,blindingFengYeeinoneeye.Thereupon,thegodofwatersregisteredacomplaintwiththeJadeEmperor.TheEmperorconsideredallthegooddeedsthatHouYihaddoneforthemortals,andsincehewasalreadyunderpunishment,theEmperormerelyorderedHouYitogohometoChangErandneverseeMiFeiagain.
HouYihadnochoicebuttoreturnhome.ChangErwasangrywithhimforhisunfaithfulnessandunhappinesscamebetweentheonce"divine"couple.HouYiknewthathehadwrongedhiswifeandtriedtosootheher,tellingherthattearswouldmakeheragefaster,astheywerenowmortals.ChangErlookedatherreflectioninthewater,forinthosedaystherewerenomirrors.Shewasterrifiedtoseewrinklesappearingaroundhereyes,anddemandedthatHouYifindsomewaytorestoreherimmortality.
HouYiwasdesolateanddarednotstayathome,buthecouldn'tviolatetheJadeEmperorísorderbygoingtoMiFei.Hebecameviolentanddrunk.Inhisdrunkennesshetreatedthepeoplecruelly.Thereweretwomenamongthepeoplewhobegantoplotagainsthim,FengMengandHanCho.Bothwereopportunists.HanChotoldHouYithattheRoyalGoddessresidedontopofKunlunMountainandhadapillofimmortality.
HouYidecidedthatforthesajeofpeaceathomehewouldclimbKunlunMountainandbeggtheRoyalGoddessforthepillofimmortality.TheGoddess,takingpityonhim,gavehimheroneremainingpill.SheinstructedHouYithatifonepersontookthepillhewouldascendtoHeaven,butifhecutthepillintotwohalvesandshareditwithanother,theycouldliveforever.Thepillhadtobetakenonthe15thnightoftheeighthmonthwhenthemoonwasfullest.HouYiwasveryhappyandthankedtheRoyalGoddessexuberantlya
ndwenthometoChangEr.Theydecidedtodividethepillandtakeitatthepropertimesothattheycouldbothattainimmortality.
Threedaysbeforethe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,HouYiheardofamedicinalsolutioncalled"jadeelixir"thatcouldbefoundonTienshanmountain,anelixirthatcouldcouldpreventwomenfromagingandallowthemtostayeternallybeautiful.HouYiwishedtopleaseChangErandresumeahappylifeathome,sohedecidedthathecouldmakethetripinthreedaystoobtainthiswonderfulmedicineandtosurprisehiswife.HeleftforTienshanimmediately.
Onthe15thoftheeighthmonth,ChangErsawnosignofHouYi.Shewaitedandlatergrewimpatient,andsoughtoutFengMengtheschemerandaskedwhereherhusband
was.FengMengliedandtoldChangErthatHouYihadgonetoseeMiFei.ChangErbelievedhimandbecamefuriousatherunfaithfulhusband.AsthemoonroseChangErwentintothegarden,lookinguptoheavenandrememberingthecontentmentinthelifeofimmortalityandthehappinessofheaven,andthenshethoughtofthesorrowsoftheearth.Shewasconfusedandfilledwithemotion.ThinkingthatHouYihadabandonedher,sheswallowedthewholepillandatonceshefeltherbodybecominglighter,risingupwardstowardsthesky.AtthismomentHouYiarrivedbackwiththejadeelixirandsawChangErascendingfasterandfaster.
ThegodsandgoddessesinheavendespisedChangErbecauseshehadabandonedherhusband.ChangErhadtochangeherdirectionandheadtowardthecoldpalaceinthemoo
n.HouYiwatchedfromtheearthandtookouthismagicbowtoshootdownthemoon.Heaimedbuthecouldnotbeartokillhiswife.Frustratedandsaddened,hedestroyedhismagicalweaponsandtooktodrink.
HouYi'senemyFengMengwatchandwaiteduntilHouYiwassenselesslydrunk,thenheattackedHouYithenandkilledhim.WhenChangErarrivedatthecoldpalaceinthemoonandsawhowherhusbandhadbeencruellymurderedshedeeplymournedwhatshehaddone.Shewascutofffromthehappylifeinheavenandcommittedtoeternityaloneinthemoon,becamingthemoongoddess.
Eachyearonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,whenthemoonisatitsfullestandbrightest,peoplelookatthemoonandtrytoseeinittheimageofabeautifulmaiden.-
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Wednesday,October23,2020
TheOldWomanintheWood
Apoorservant-girlwasoncetravellingwiththefamilywithwhichshewasinservice,throughagreatforest,andwhentheywereinthemidstofit,robberscameoutofthethicket,andmurderedalltheyfound.Allperishedtogetherexceptthegirl,whohadjumpedoutofthecarriageinafright,andhiddenherselfbehindatree.Whentherobbershadgoneawaywiththeirbooty,shecameoutandbeheldthegreatdisaster.Thenshebegantoweepbitterly,andsaid,"Whatcan
apoorgirllikemedonow?
Idonotknowhowtogetoutoftheforest,nohumanbeinglivesinit,soImustcertainlystarve."Shewalkedaboutandlo
okedforaroad,butcouldfindnone.Whenitwaseveningsheseatedherselfunderatree,gaveherselfintoGod'skeeping,andresolvedtositwaitingthereandnotgoaway,letwhatmighthappen.When,however,shehad
satthereforawhile,awhitedovecameflyingtoherwithalittlegoldenkeyinitsmouth.Itputthelittlekeyinherhand,andsaid,"Dostthouseethatgreattree,thereinisalittlelock,itopenswiththetinykey,andtherethouwiltfindfoodenough,andsuffernomorehunger."Thenshewenttothetreeandopenedit,andfoundmilkinalittledish,andwhitebreadtobreakintoit,sothatshecouldeatherfill.Whenshewassatisfied,shesaid,"Itisnowthetimewhenthehensathomegotoroost,IamsotiredIcouldgotobedtoo."Thenthedoveflewtoheragain,andbroughtanothergoldenkeyinitsbill,andsaid,"Openthattreethere,andthouwil
ltfindabed."Sosheopen