Chinese folk Tale

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The night is clear, and you can see shadows on the moon. According to an old Chinese folktale, they are the shadows of the cinnamon tree in the moon. This tree came to be because of the laziness of an immortal, Wu Kang.

  Wu Kang was in charge of guarding the dragon. However, he was lazy. While he drank wine he often allowed he dragon to run away. One day, he went to Mount K’un Lun. While he was there, he met some of his friends. They began to drink, compose poems, and throw dice. He continued to drink, even after night came. He drank some more until finally, he became completely tipsy.  When he saw some fellows playing chess, he asked to join them. They advised him to go home because they knew he was being negligent, but Wu Kang offered to wager the dragon’s pearl. They played a few moves of the game until Wu Kang lost the pearl. After he wagered and lost the dragon pearl, immediately, he wagered and lost the mighty dragon. As soon as the Immortals learned of the loss, they were furious. They immediately sowed a pearl in the ground and a tall cinnamon tree grew from it. The tree reached a great height. After that, they gave Wu Kang an axe and told him to cut off the branches. Whenever he had cut off all the branches bigger ones sprouted and grew. Wu Kang had to cut them off too. Wu Kang is still there to this day cutting off branches. Now, whenever you see shadows on the moon, you will know that they are branches of cinnamon tree falling down.