Moon Princess
A Long time ago, there were 10 suns up in the
sky, scorching the earth as well as crops. People could hardly live. The Heavenly Emperor
summoned a brave young man on the earth with excellent shooting skills to shoot down the
suns. The young man, wh
ose name was Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 suns. The Emperor sent
him magic pills---the herbs of immortality as a reward for his good deed. The herbs would
make him live forever. One day, Yi's wife ,Chang Er, saw the pills, and out of great
curiosity, she took some. Something astonishing happened! She started to fly! The pill
worked another magic way on Chang Er! She flew higher and higher, she could not stop until
she landed on the moon. There was nothing on the cold moon except a little jade rabbit.
She was so lonely there. She missed her husband and regretted what she did, but she never
found a way back. She lives on the moon to this day. People call her Moon Princess.