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01NuWaPatchesUptheSky
NuWaPatchesUptheSky
Alongtimeago,thewholeworldwasjustlikeasleepinggiant,original,quietandlonely.
Thesun,risingintheeastgradually,lookedattheworldupanddown,intrigued.
Atremendousmountainsupportedtheskyandtheearthlikeahugepillar.Inthespacebetweentheskyandtheearththerewasbrightnessandorder.ThemountainwascalledMountBuZhou.
Atthattime,onlyimmortalslivedthere.
Amazingly,alltheimmortalswouldratherliveonMountBuZhouthanliveinheaven.Perhaps,theyenjoyedthetoweringmountainortheluxuriantplantsorthemurmuringflowofthewaterorthewildfruitsthathungonplants,orevenjustthefreshbreeze.
Therewasalsoafairy,inwhiteclothes,goingthroughtheprimevalforest,flyingoverthelakelikeadragonflyandjustlikemagic,greenplantsandbloomingflowerssprangupinherwake.
ThisfairywasnamedNuWaandwasregardedasthemotheroftheearth.
Shecreatedchickensonthefirstday,produceddogsonthesecondday,pigsonthethirdday,sheeponthefourthday,cattleonthefifthday,horsesonthesixthdayandontheseventhday,shecreatedalargeamountoflittleclaypeoplebasedonherownfigurewiththeuseoftheearthandwater.
Alongthecarmandcleanlake,cameuptwolittlemudpeople,theywalkedbythelakeslowlyliketrotties,curiouslylookingatNuWa,andlookingattheclearwater.
Suddenly,alittledragonjumpedoutofthelake,causingtwolittleclaypeopletobescaredbackseveralpacesinpanic.
NuWasmiled,‘don’tfear.Thisisalittledragonandhelivesinwater.’
Thelittledragonshookitsheadandtail,thenreturnedbacktothewater.
NuWapeeredattheclaypeoplewhowereslowlyretreating,thelittledragoninthewaterandthebirdsflyingoverheadandmutteredtoherself,‘Ihopeyoucanliveinharmonyandgrowtoyourfullpotentialonthisearth.’
Thiswasthebeginningofhumankind.Theclaypeoplebredgenerationsaftergenerations.Theywereknownasprimitivepeopleandusuallylivedincaves.Theypaintedwithstonesandmadetoolsaswell.Theyalsolearnedtomakefire.Theyhuntedingroups,whiletheirlittlechildrenplayedhapplily.
Oneday,allofasudden,darkcloudscoveredthesunanddeafeningexplosionscamefromthesky.PeoplegazedupattheskynervouslyanddiscoveredmeteoriteswerefallingdowncontinuouslyfromMountBuZhou.Theyranwaytoescapetheapproachingmeteorites.
Twostronglights,redandblue,appearedinthesky,fightingeachotherliketwomagicswordsoverhead.Thesetwolightsalsolookedliketwokongfumastersengagedinmartialarts.
Peoplewereshocked.Therewerescreams.Theyhadnoideawhatwashappeningandthestrangesightintheskybroughtonpanic.
Infact,itwasthegodoffire,ZhuRong,andthegodofwater,GongGongwhowereengagedinbattle.TheredlightwasZhuRongandthebluelightwasGongGong,theywereincompatibleasfireandwater’.
Thegodoffirewasrampant,helaughedcrazily,‘Hahaha,donotfightinvain,youcannotwinagainstme,evenaftertenthousandyears!
;
Thegodofwaterwasquietbutwasasfierceasafloodwhenirritated,hesaid,‘youthinkIamafraidofyou?
Comeon,letuscompetetoseewhohastheupperhand!
’
Thegodoffirecouldharldyimaginethatthegodofwaterwasanymatchforhimanshesaid,‘it’sOK.DonotblamemewhenIshowyounomercy’.
Thetwolightswerecrashingfiercelyinthesky.MountBuZhouboomedcontinuously.
Theywereequalsinstrength,whileNuWabroughtalonganotherbrightlightacrossthesky.
Shesaid,‘pleasestop,MountBuZhouisisheretosupportthesky,ifitisdestroyed,theconsequencewouldbeunimaginable’.
Thetwogodsregainedtheiroriginalshapesbuttheywerestillangrywitheachother.Neitherofthemyielded.
Thegodoffiresaidscornfully,‘Idon’twanttofightagainstsomeonelikeyou.IamknownasthestrongestallovertheworldandIcandestroyanythingandeverything’.
Thegodofwaterflewintoagreaterrage,‘Thatisnonsense.Iamthestrongest,justcomeandtrymystrength’.
Thegodoffirebecameafireballwhilethegodofthewaterturnedintoacrystalball.Theywerefightingonceagain.
NuWaheldback,‘ifyoucontinue,innocentpeoplewillbethevictims’.
Thegodofthefirescreamedandproducedplentyoffireballs,hittingthegodofwater.Thegodofwaterroared,‘Ishallletallofthepeopleseemyintensepower’.
GongGongturnedintoaflood,rushingatthegodofthefire.Thegodoffireavoidedhimquickly.ButthefloodcontinuedtoMountBuZhou.
NuWacried,‘No,don’t!
Thisisdangerous’.
Theearthshookandthemountainswayed.MountBuZhoucreakedandstonesbegantofall.
Thepillaronthetopofthemountainhadalreadycollapsed.
Then,suddenly,aholeappeared.Peopleraninalldirections.
Thefloodwasroaringandrushing.Atthesametime,alargenumberoftalltreeswereuprootedandbegantobewashedawaybythefloodwithmanyanimalsemittingplaintivecries.
Peoplecontinuedtorun,scramblingastheyclimbedupthepeakofthemountainandtoescapetheravagingfloodbelow.
Allmen,womenandchildrenfeltafraid,lookingdownatthefloodbelowtheirfeet.
Anelderlypersonamongstthemsuddenlysaid,‘letuspray,prayforblessingsfromthegods’.
Allofthemkneltdownandprayeddevoutly.
Atthistime,thevoiceofNuWacouldbeheardbythepeople,shesaid,‘youshouldbestrongandbeconfident,Iwillhelpyou’.
Then,shewentawaytofindawaytofillthegapinghole.
Shekeptsearchingeverywhereamongsttheclouds.Shesuddenlyfoundastrangemountainbythesea,calledMountTianTai.Shesawauspiciouslightcoveringthepeakandfogflutteringabout.Shebelievedthatthisplacemustbeinhabitedbysomecertainkindofskilled,superiorpeople,soshedecidedtotakeacloserlook.
Shemovedintothecave,whichwaslocatedatthefootofMountTianTai.Ahugelegendaryturtleemergedfromthewaterandsaid,‘thereisonlyonewaytofixthehole.Youhavetocollectallofthejewelsintheentireworldandproduceamulticoloredstonebyblazingthemfire.Onlythestrengthofthemulticoloredstonecanmendthehole’.
TheturtleshowedNuWainimageofthemulticoloredstonewhilehewasspeaking.Thestones,whichcouldberefinedintothemulticoloredstone,couldbefoundatthetopofthemountain.
Withouthesitation,NuWaturnedthepeakofthemountainintoahugestoneplatformwhereshewastorefinethemulticoloredstone.
Theturtlesaidanxiously,‘hurryup,theskyhasbeguntofall!
’
NuWawavedherarmsinalldirectionssoastoabsorballthepreciousstonesshecould.Thesesstoneswerediffusingdiversecolorsandwerelikefirefliessurginguptothestoneplatforminsuccession.
Arainstormsuddenlyfellandputoutthefire.
GongGongsmiledferociously,‘IwillletallthepeopleknowthatIamthestrongestgod’.
Atthiscriticalmoment,thegodoffirelanded.Hescreamed,‘don’tworry,Iwillhelpyou’.Then,heturnedintoagreatfireballandattachedhimselftothestoneplatform.Thestoneimmediatelysetfireandthelightengulfedtheearth.
Peopleonthelandwereattemptingtoblockoffthefloodwaterbyusingstones.
NuWasparednotimeinsendingthemulticoloredstonetothehole.Stonesofallsizeswereflyingintothehole.Astherainstopped,NuWawasabouttotakearestwhentheearthshookagain.
NuWafellintotheseabutwasliftedupsoftly.ItwastheGodturtleprotectingtheTiantaiMountainwhohelpedher.
NuWasaidinsorrow,‘allofthelivingcreaturesshalllosetheirhomewhenthethesupportfromtheMountainislost.Thereisnowayformetosavethem’.
‘Myfourlegscansupporttheheavenandtheearth.I,however,havenosympathyformankindastheyarealwaysquarrelling,andoverstatingthemselves.Isitworthmesavingthem?
’askedtheGodturtle.
NuWasaidmeaningfullybutsorrowfully,‘theyaremychildren,please,savethem’.
TheGodturtlethoughtforamomentbeforepromisingNuWathathewould.Herebuiltthesupportbetweentheskyandtheearthbyusinghisownlegs.
Afraidofthewaterandtheflood,peoplewereallunwillingtogodownhill.
‘Don’tbeworried,mychildren.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutthewaterbecauseitistheoriginoflife,thatis,thoughitmaysometimesbringdisasters,itisalsothekeytolife.Yououghttolearnhowtogetalongwiththewaterinharmoneyandthiswillhelpyoutoliveabetterlife’.
Peoplethoughtoverthewordscarefullyandthenallwentdownhillslowly.
Lifeoriginatesfromwaterandthereisaclosebondbetweenpeopleandwater.However,watercanalsobringaboutdisasters.Peoplebegantheirlongjourneyforwardfromthenon,andthestorybetweenpeopleandwatercontinuedtowritenewpagesinhistory.