A great archer, Houyi, came forward and claimed that he could remedy the situation as long as the people would offer him the reward of his choosing. Since no better offers came forward, the people conferred and agreed that this was truly their only hope.
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Once, for reasons which are not adequately explained in the histories, ten suns rose in the sky instead of the usual one. As you might expect, this caused considerable suffering. The earth became parched and the crops were quickly burnt up. Because of their great suffering, the people promised to give anything he wished to the one who could solve this terrible problem.
I am trying something a bit different – this is the beginning of a story especially for the autumn season. It is traditionally associated with the mid autumn festival in China. The festival is coming up on October 3rd this year. I am retelling the story very freely from a variety of sources and some personal input – there will be about 10 segments – I hope you enjoy it!
image and text variant (cc) 2009 Hilary Farmer
Green Tea Doodles 