Poems by Cowherd and Weaver Girl

The myths and legends about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl are recorded and described in many historical materials and poems. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was rewritten from folk stories into poems. Such as "poetry. Xiaoya. "Dadong", daughter of He Zhi, seven times a day; Even if the weaver girl is busy, she can't knit a stripe well. If you want to lead the cow, don't take the box (box). " The Weaver Girl * * * Samsung constitutes an equilateral triangle, namely Lyra α, ε and ξ; It claims to be a weaver girl, but it can't knit for seven hours a day ("seven bags") ("a newspaper"). Altair is the alpha star of Aquila, and its middle name is Hegu II, also known as Altair. There is a slightly dim star on each side of it, namely the beta star and the gamma star of Aquila, which are connected with each other and shaped like a shoulder pole. It claims to be a cow, but it can't pull a motor car ("not in the carriage"). Scholars of past dynasties have also left many poems about cowherd and weaver girl. For example, Shen Yue (A.D. 44 1-5 13), a litterateur of the Southern Dynasties, wrote the poem "The Weaver Maid Offers Petunia", and ieee fellow (A.D. 1784- 1854) wrote the poem "Petunia Answers to the Weaver Maid". Yu Xin and Xie Tiao also wrote Qixi Fu. The most famous poem is an anonymous poem in the Han Dynasty:

Distant Altair, Jiao Jiao Hehan girl.

Fine fiber destroys the hand, and Zhazha makes the machine express.

There is no chapter all day, and tears are pouring down.

The river is clear and shallow, with many differences.

Between water and water, there are no words.

What a tragic tragedy! I don't know how many people shed tears of sympathy!

The story about the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl goes like this: It is said that a long time ago, there was a Niujiazhuang in the west of Nanyang, where there was a clever, honest and hardworking child named Linger. Because my parents died early, I had to live with my brother. My sister-in-law, Ma Shi, is evil and often abuses Shiner. One autumn, just after the harvest, the horse forced Linger to go to the mountain to herd cattle and said to him, "Give you these nine cows, and you can't come back until you have ten cows!" " After listening, I linger; Helpless, I had to drive the cow out of Niujiazhuang.

The villagers rushed to the scene and expressed deep sympathy for Linger. Some brought food, some clothes, Linger thanked them one by one, and then a person drove the cow to the mountains.

When he arrived at Caoshan, he stopped to rest and sat under the tree crying. I thought, when do I use ten heads? Just then, an old man with white hair and frost suddenly appeared in front of him. The old man patted him on the shoulder and asked kindly, "Son, why did you go to this remote place to herd cattle alone?" Why are you so sad? "Linger abused his sister-in-law and forced him to herd cattle in detail. The old man smiled and said, "So that's it! Don't be sad, there is an old sick cow in Funiu Mountain. You feed it well and you can drive it home when it is ready. " With that, the old man disappeared. Shine seems to be dreaming. He followed the old man's instructions and went to Funiu Mountain.

Linger walked over the mountains and finally found the sick cow, which was lying on a big flat stone. Shine immediately got down, repeatedly knocked on her head for three times and shouted "Uncle Niu". The old cow opened her tired eyes and then closed them again. Linger looked at the old cow's listless appearance, thinking that she might be hungry, and quickly went to scoop bundles of grass for the old cow. After feeding for three days and nights, the old cow was finally full. Suddenly I looked up and said to him, "Good boy, I used to be a fairy in the sky. I broke the rules of heaven, because I secretly took the seeds of grain from the world. I was kicked out of heaven by the Jade Emperor and broke my leg. I can't move. " If you can wash me with toilet water for a month, I'll be fine. "Hearing this, Xiao Linger stayed in Funiu Mountain. When she was hungry, she ate some wild fruits. Drink some spring water when you are thirsty and snuggle up to the cows at night. Pick flowers every morning and wash the old cow with dew on the flowers. For a whole month, the old cow's injury really healed, and it went home with Linger.

When Linger came home, Sister-in-law saw that he had really driven ten cows back, insisting that one of them was stolen by someone else, and gave him a good beating, only after being persuaded by the villagers. From then on, Linger herded cows during the day and slept beside them at night. Everyone in the village calls him "Cowherd". The old cow saved by Cowherd is very close to Cowherd. Once, my sister-in-law put poison in the dish, and the old Niu Jiao Cowherd didn't want to eat it. Sister-in-law was angry and clamored for separation from Cowherd, who wanted neither a house nor a field. As long as the old cow, two broken cars and a rotten suitcase left home, she built a hut under a mulberry tree and lived down. The old cow spit out a tea bean from his mouth. Cowherd planted tea beans in front of the hut and they broke out the next day. On the third day, Cowherd was busy putting on airs. In a few days, beans and vines were all covered with shelves. The old cow said, "Son, if you hide under the tea bean stand at night, you can see the fairy girl in the sky and the fairy can see you." If anyone peeks at you for seven consecutive nights, she just wants to be your wife. At that time, I will drag you to the sky with my car, pull her down and marry you. "

The cowherd listened to the old cow's instructions, went under the tea bean rack at night and looked up at the sky. He saw a group of fairies bathing in the Yaochi. When he left, a fairy gave him a look. The next night, I saw the fairy come to Yaochi alone and looked at Cowherd boldly. On the third night, I looked at the cowherd and smiled slightly. On the fourth night, I nodded to the cowherd. On the fifth night, I brought out a basket of silkworms. On the sixth night, I stole a loom and waved to the cowherd with it. Cowherd and Weaver Girl, one in the sky and the other in the ground, are flirting. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are looking forward to their reunion. On July 7, a magpie fell from the sky and landed on an old cow's head, chirping and saying, "The Weaver Girl sent me, get together quickly. Go get together, get together. " The old cow smiled and nodded, and the cowherd got on the bus and sat on it. The old cow flew in the air and soon came to the fish pond. The Cowherd got out of the car and put the loom on the car with the Weaver Girl. Weaver got on the bus with a silkworm basket on her arm. Cowherd jumped on the bus and sat with Weaver. The old cow walked in the clouds and soon got home.

When the villagers learned that Cowherd had become a family, they all came to congratulate him. The weaver girl gave the wild silkworms she brought from the sky to her sisters and taught them to raise silkworms, reel silk and weave silks and satins.

As a result, everyone in the village knows that Cowherd has a good wife who can raise silkworms, spin silk and weave bright silks and satins. It is said that the loom is brought from the sky, and the satin woven is made into clothes, which is warm in winter and cool in summer. The news spread, attracting silk merchants from all over the country to buy Nanyang silk. This incident caused a sensation on both sides of the Baihe River and in Funiu Mountain area, and all families sent girls to learn knitting. Weaver girl is kind-hearted and willing to teach people. In less than two years, every family learned to raise silkworms and weave silks and satins.

On July 7th of the third year, the Weaver Girl gave birth to a boy and a girl, the boy's name is Brother Jin and the girl's name is Sister Yu. Cowherd plows, weaver weaves and lives in harmony.

A few years later, the cowherd was ploughing the fields when it suddenly thundered in the clear sky. The old cow looked at the Cowherd and cried, and said to him, "Son, I dragged the Weaver Girl down to the sky and broke the sky. It seems that I can't live. " After my death, the queen mother will definitely not let you go. At that time, you can eat my flesh and become immortal, and you can make shoes with my skin and fly into the sky. "After that, the old cow fell down; After the cowherd cried for a while, he did as the old cow said.

On the seventh day of July, Cowherd was hoeing the ground, and Jin Ge and Yumei came to tell Cowherd with sad faces that an old woman had come and pulled her mother away from the loom. Cowherd hurried home in shoes made of old cowhide, holding Brother Jin in one hand and Sister Yu in the other, and chasing after him in the air. On the verge of catching up, the queen mother took out gold from her head and took a picture at her feet. A rough river appeared, and the cowherd stood by the river crying, which alarmed the Jade Emperor. Seeing that they were a pair of children, the Jade Emperor decided to let them meet once a year on July 7th.

People suddenly found that the cowherd family had disappeared and felt suspicious. At night, they looked up under the tea bean stand and saw a choppy river. The weaver girl on the other side of the river is crying, and the cowherd on the other side of the river is crying with brother Jin and sister Yu. People found a silver belt in the starry sky, so they called it Tianhe. There is a star on one side of the Tianhe River. This star is called Vega. There are three more stars on one side, called Altair. People miss the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and they always get under the tea bean stand and look up at the sky every night. On the night of July 7, I suddenly saw magpies flying to Tianhe, biting each other's tails and building a magpie bridge. Cowherd pulled Brother Jin with one hand and the other. Weaver girl came from the other side of the bridge and went to the middle of the magpie bridge to meet the family.

Because people spread it orally, this myth and legend is even more touching. Whenever Tanabata is approaching, morning glory and weaver girl will fall from the sky at night until the sun rises and submerges, so people compare them to the meeting of separated couples. Song Dynasty poet Qin Guan ((A.D.1049 ――1kloc-0/0/)' s The Fairy of the Que Bridge is based on the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and the poem says:

Thin clouds are mysterious, flying stars spread grievances, and the milky way passes through the pupil.

Golden phoenix met with high curative value, but she won countless victories.

Tender as water, like a dream, you can go home from the bridge!

If the relationship between two people is long-lasting, it is still a matter of time!