The Story about Chang’e and Hou Yi

What I thougth about the most popular story of the Mid-Autumn Festival is about the

Chine se Moon Goddess – Chang’e. Hou Yi (/ho ee/) an excellent archer, is Chang E’s husband.

Hou Yi Shooting the Sun

Long, long ago, there were 10 suns in the sky. The suns burnt all the plants on Earth. People were dying. One day, Hou Yi used his bow and arrows to shoot down nine of them. All the people on Earth were saved. (This is so lucky to hear that.)

The Queen Mother of the West gave Hou Yi a bottle of elixir that could make him immortal. But the elixir was only for one person. Although Hou Yi did want to become immortal, he wanted to stay with Chang’e more. Therefore, he didn’t drink the elixir and asked Chang’e to keep it safe for him.

Chang Er Flying to the Moon

Hou Yi became more and more famous after he shot down the nine suns. People wanted him to be their master and most of them were accepted by Hou Yi. Not every student of Hou Yi had good morality. Pang Meng, one such student, wanted to seize his elixir.

One day, Hou Yi went hunting with his students, but Pang Meng (/pung mnng/) pretended to be ill and stay at home. After making sure Hou Yi had gone, he went to Hou Yi’s house and tried to force Chang’e to give him the elixir. Chang’e knew she couldn’t defeat Pang Meng, so she drank the elixir immediately.