01 Nu Wa Patches Up the Sky.docx

01 Nu Wa Patches Up the Sky.docx

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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.