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LegendofChang-Er,theMoonGoddess
Thestorybeginsaround2170B.C.afterthegreatfloodintheHsiadynasty.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,buttheEmperorrefusedhispleadandsoHouYiandChangErremainedas