《Chinese Tales for Everyone: Myths and Legends_8-嫦娥》__ Kong Shiu Loon (53)

Myths and Legends
(8) Celestial Lonely Regrets 

   After the Great Archer Yi (羿) shot down the nine playful suns, Tien Di (天帝) banished him and his beautiful wife Chang O (嫦娥) from heaven.
   They settled down on earth amid people who respected him for saving the universe. They had a son and a daughter in a few years, and lived happily in central China.
   However, Chang O had always a complaint for being changed to be a human when she was born a goddess. She was particularly concerned that she would die one day, being human. Yi tried all he could to comfort her, and to make life easy for her.

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