Change Flies to the Moon

Chnge bn yu

Huy sh xi ji g tiyng

b tiyng de fqn d jn r hu

le

When Houyi shot down nine suns He made the father of the sons, The Emperor, very angry. The Emperor sent out an order For Houyi and his wife Change to never be allowed into Heaven again. Houyi did not really care, but Change was not happy about this. She thought, I was an immortal in heaven, but not I have become a mortal on earth after a few years I will become old and after a few more years I will die. What can I do? The more she thought about it the more upset she became. She cried all day. Then she heard that the Queen Mother of the West, who resided on Kunlun Mountain had an Elixir of
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d jn ji xi le y do mnglng

bx Huy h tde qzi Chnge

zi hu do tin gu q

Huy bzihu Chnge kb ly le t xing w bnli sh tin gu de

shn ksh xinzi chng le dshng de

rn le

gu xi nin ji lo le zi gu xi nin ji s le k znmebn ne?

t yu xing yu shngxn zhng tin li ynli

huli t tngshu Knlnshn shng de Xwngm yu y zhng b s yo


rn ch le y hu b lo y b s

t ji rng Huy do Knlnshn shng q xing Xwngm to zhg b s yo

Immortality. Once people ate the elixir they would live forever. She requested that Houyi go to Kunlun mountain To ask for the elixir from the Queen Mother of the West. Houyi braved fiery mountains and tumultuous waters before Finally climbing to the peak of Kunlun Mountain. The peak of Kunlun Mountain was covered with rice crops which were taller than the largest trees. In the middle of the rice crop was a palace. A nine-headed monster guarded the entrance.

Huy chung guo le hushn yu guo le

ru shu

zhngy p do le Knln shndng

Knln shndng shng zhng mn le dozi

zhng de b d sh hi go

zi zh y d pin dozi zhngjin yu y

zu gng din

y zh ji g tu de ki lngshu shu zhe

d mn

Huy zu jn gngdin bijin le Xwngm

Xwngm ji zhzi zhg gngdin l

:
Xwngm wiwi xio zhe shu

Houyi walked inside the palace and paid his respects to the Queen Mother of the West. The palace was the home of the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West smiled faintly and said,
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Huy n zhn ynggn

chung guo hu shn, yu guo ru shu, p

shng kn ln shndng shbsh li to

Houyi! You are so brave! You braved the fiery mountains and tumultuous waters and climbed to the peak of Kunlun Mountain. Have you come to seek the Elixir of Immortality?

b s yo de? Xwngm shu wn hu

y zhoshu fi li y zh sn zh jio de

Nio tio zhe y zh hlu

n kn zh hlu l zhung zhe b s yo xinzi w ji b t snggi n le

When the Queen Mother of the West finished speaking she lifted her arm and a three-clawed bird flew in with a gourd gripped between its claws. Inside this gourd is the elixir of immortality. I am giving to you as a gift. Houyi thanked the Queen Mother of the West and climbed down Kunlun Mountain. When he returned home he shook the gourd and said to Change, I have brought back the Elixir of Immortality, it is inside this gourd! There is enough for both of us. After we eat it we will live forever. That is brilliant!

Huy xi le Xwngm rnhu xi le

Knlnshn

t hu do ji l to zhe hlu du Chnge shu

w b b s yo to hulai le ji zhung zi zh hlu l

zhngho gu wmen ling grn ch de

ch le yhu ji bhu s le

zh zhnsh ti ho le


n yosh ling grn de yo y grn ch le hu znmeyng ne

Suppose one person ate both pills what would happen?

n ji ky fi do tin gu q le

Well then they would fly to heaven! Ai ya! Really?! Of course! Change wholeheartedly wanted to return to Heaven. One night when Houyi was not at home,

iy sh ma dngrn le

Chnge yxn xing hu do tingu q

yu ytin ywn t chn zhe hu y b

zi ji

ji tutu de b bsyo qun tnle

she secretly swallowed both pills of the elixir.

xiq

y zhyn de gngfu tde shnz

bin de hn qng hn qng

With the blink of an eye, her body began to feel lighter and lighter. She floated up and out of the window And like a cloud she floated toward Heaven. She floated and floated And she would soon be approaching Heaven

y pio ji pio ch le chungku

pio do lio / le tinkng xing y du bi ynf

t pio a pio a

hn kui t ji ky hu do tingu le


ksh t y xing iy b

xng yosh tin shn men zhdo w li

But she though, Ai ya! No! What if the gods found out I left Houyi behind

xi Huy

ch le t qinxnwnk to li de b s yo nng b zgui w ma?

t yu xing yu hip

And ate the Elixir of Immortality that he struggled immensely to fetch. How could they not blame me? The more she thought about it the more scared she became. She could not return to Heaven. So she turned around and flew to the moon. The Moon Palace was extremely cold and eerie There was only a cherry bay tree and a small white rabbit.

tin gu sh hu bdlio

ysh t y zhunshn fi xing le yuliang yu gng l sh fichng fichng de lng

qng

zhyu y k guhush h y zh xio

bi t

xio bi t n zhe zh zh m ch

y k b tng de zi do yo Chnge dxia tu li

The white rabbit was holding a wooden batten Endlessly grinding Elixir. Change lowered her head And looked towards earth Where people were ploughing the land
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wng wng rnjin

zhngd d de zhngd


zugng de zugng

y jirn qnqn r r de

And going about their daily work. A loving family Living in harmony! She was filled with extreme regret But it was already too late! For the rest of her life she could only lean against the Cherry bay tree listening to the sound of the white rabbit grinding the Elixir.

du hmi y t huhu j le

ksh yjng libj le

t zhho chngninyuli de

ko zi gu hu sh shng

tng zhe xio bi t do yo de shngyn