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关于嫦娥的英语故事

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LegendofChang-Er,theMoonGoddess

　　月亮女神-----嫦娥奔月的传说

　　Thestorybeginsaround2170afterthegreatfloodintheHsiadynasty.Yu,kingofmanykingdoms,wascreditedwithstoppingtheflood,andwithteachingfarmershowtocultivatetheirfields,thuscommencingaprosperousepoch.

　　AtthesametimeinHeaventheJadeEmperorwishedtohelpthefarmersraiseanimalsandcultivatetheirfields.Hegaveorderstohistensonstobecometensunsandtravelacrosstheskyoneatatime,eachtakingoneday.Thetenyoungmendisobeyed;alltenofthemcameouteveryday,andtheheatfromtensunsshiningallatoncemadetheearthintolerablyhot.Peopleandanimalsdiedofheat,riversdriedup,landbecamebarrenandforestsscorchedandburned.

　　Thefarmersprayed,givingsacrificesandburningincensetoHeavenfordeliverance.TheJadeEmperorheardtheirprayersandsawthedestructioncausedbyhissons.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.Hewassobusywithhisdutieshebecameneglectfulofhislovelyandlonelywife.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.HouYithoughtthedragonwasanevilseamonster.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.HouYiwasveryhappyandthankedtheRoyalGoddessexuberantlyandwenthometoChangEr.Theydecidedtodividethepillandtakeitatthepropertimesothattheycouldbothattainimmortality.

　　Threedaysbeforethe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,HouYiheardofamedicinalsolutioncalled"jadeelixir"thatcouldbefoundonTienshanmountain,anelixirthatcouldcouldpreventwomenfromagingandallowthemtostayeternallybeautiful.HouYiwishedtopleaseChangErandresumeahappylifeathome,sohedecidedthathecouldmakethetripinthreedaystoobtainthiswonderfulmedicineandtosurprisehiswife.HeleftforTienshanimmediately.

　　Onthe15thoftheeighthmonth,ChangErsawnosignofHouYi.Shewaitedandlatergrewimpatient,andsoughtoutFengMengtheschemerandaskedwhereherhusbandwas.FengMengliedandtoldChangErthatHouYihadgonetoseeMiFei.ChangErbelievedhimandbecamefuriousatherunfaithfulhusband.AsthemoonroseChangErwentintothegarden,lookinguptoheavenandrememberingthecontentmentinthelifeofimmortalityandthehappinessofheaven,andthenshethoughtofthesorrowsoftheearth.Shewasconfusedandfilledwithemotion.ThinkingthatHouYihadabandonedher,sheswallowedthewholepillandatonceshefeltherbodybecominglighter,risingupwardstowardsthesky.AtthismomentHouYiarrivedbackwiththejadeelixirandsawChangErascendingfasterandfaster.

　　ThegodsandgoddessesinheavendespisedChangErbecauseshehadabandonedherhusband.ChangErhadtochangeherdirectionandheadtowardthecoldpalaceinthemoon.HouYiwatchedfromtheearthandtookouthismagicbowtoshootdownthemoon.Heaimedbuthecouldnotbeartokillhiswife.Frustratedandsaddened,hedestroyedhismagicalweaponsandtooktodrink.

　　HouYi'senemyFengMengwatchandwaiteduntilHouYiwassenselesslydrunk,thenheattackedHouYithenandkilledhim.WhenChangErarrivedatthecoldpalaceinthemoonandsawhowherhusbandhadbeencruellymurderedshedeeplymournedwhatshehaddone.Shewascutofffromthehappylifeinheavenandcommittedtoeternityaloneinthemoon,becamingthemoongoddess.

　　Eachyearonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonth,whenthemoonisatitsfullestandbrightest,peoplelookatthemoonandtrytoseeinittheimageofabeautifulmaiden.