The Chinese Fairy Book, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921)
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| Archer Women: Pixabay |
- Hou great archerer
- Shot down 9/10 moons that were bright in the sky
- Great with his bow and a great horse, lost his horse
- Went to Queen- Mother of Jasper, received herb of mortality
- Wife took some of the herb and was sent up to the moon immediately, known as the Lady of the moon
The Chinese Fairy Book, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921)
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| Pears hanging from a pear tree: Pixabay |
- Farmer grew pears and sold them
- Priest asked for a pear, but farmer refused to give him one
- bystander saw what went on, so he bought a pair himself and gave it to the priest
- Priest was going to grow his own pears, immediately placed core in ground, and sprouts began
- Bonze took the pears of the farmer, had cut his axel on his cart
- Chased him down, but no where to be found but the axel and no pairs
The Chinese Fairy Book, ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens (1921)
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| Silk that has been turned into yarn: Marketplace |
- Daughter of man missed her father as he set off on a journey
- Fed her horse each day and joked if she brought her father back she would marry the horse
- Horse went off and found her father
- Can not tell anyone about this or else they will talk about them
- Horse took off with the girl
- They found her hanging from a tree, wrapped in silk, almost in a cacoon
- Took the nature of looking after the silkworms
- Each year they give offering to her
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