Folk legend story

What are the ancient folk stories in China?

1, Cowherd and Weaver Girl

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a clever and honest young man in Niujiazhuang, west of Nanyang. His parents died very early, so he had to live with his brother and sister-in-law Ma Shi. They were very vicious and often abused him and forced him to do a lot of work.

One day, the weaver girl in the sky played games with the fairies and took a bath in the river. With the help of the old cow, the cowherd got to know the Weaver Girl, and they hit it off. Later, the Weaver Girl sneaked into the world and became the wife of the Cowherd.

After the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl got married, the family lived a happy life. However, the good times did not last long. The Queen Mother forcibly brought the Weaver Girl back to heaven, and the loving couple separated.

Cowherd and his children are walking together in the clouds to catch up with Weaver Girl. When they see it, they will catch up. With a wave of her hand, the Queen Mother pulled out the golden hairpin on her head, and a Tianhe appeared, with the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid separated on both sides, and she could only cry.

Their loyal love touched the magpies, and thousands of magpies flew to build a magpie bridge, where the cowherd and the weaver girl met. The Queen Mother has no choice but to allow them to meet on July 7th every year.

2. Meng Jiangnv is crying at the Great Wall.

According to legend, during the reign of Qin Shihuang, the labor was heavy. On the wedding night of young men and women Fan Xiliang and Meng Jiangnu, the groom was forced to set out to build the Great Wall, and soon died of hunger, cold and fatigue, and his bones were buried under the Great Wall.

Meng Jiangnv wore a warm coat and went through a lot of hardships. Wan Li came to the Great Wall to look for her husband, but what he got was her bad news. She cried under the Great Wall for three days and nights, and the Great Wall cracked, revealing Fan Xiliang's body. Meng Jiangnv threw herself into the sea in despair.

3. Liang Zhu

Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man and went to Song Wan Academy to study. On the way, she met Liang Shanbo and hit it off. Three-year classmate, Shan Bo doesn't know Yingtai's daughter's body. Yingtai received a letter from home urging her to come back early, so it is not convenient to say so. She asked Jenny to give it to Shanbo as a symbol of love.

After Shan Bo knew it, he quickly gave his family a blessing. Yingtai has been betrothed to Ma Wencai, and she will not follow her until she dies. Shan Bo died of shortness of breath. Vest to get married, Yingtai Pima Dai Xiao. After passing Shanbo's grave, it opened, she jumped into it, and the grave was reunited. Liang Zhu became a butterfly.

4. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

In ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky, and the weather was very hot. Hou Yi shot down nine redundant suns in one breath, which was deeply loved by the people. Later, Hou Yi married Chang 'e. One day, Hou Yi asked the Queen Mother for a pack of elixirs. It is said that taking this medicine can immediately ascend to heaven. Hou Yi handed the elixir to Chang 'e for collection, but it was discovered by Meng Peng.

One day, when Hou Yi was out, Meng Peng took this opportunity to force Chang 'e to hand over the elixir of life. Chang 'e had no choice but to swallow the medicine. She immediately floated out of the door and flew to the Moon Palace. After Hou Yi knew it, he was in great pain and had to sacrifice to his wife at the Moon Palace. When the people knew it, they prayed for Chang 'e's safety together.

5. Houyi Shooting Day

In ancient times, there were ten grandchildren in the sky, and one day the Jade Emperor sent one of them to work in the sky. One day, Brother Mo naughtily lobbied his brothers to go to heaven together. People complained and suffered numerous casualties under the exposure of ten suns. The hunter named Hou Yi couldn't bear to be teased by the sun. He drew his bow and shot down nine, and finally there was only one sun left in the sky, and the temperature was suitable for people to live in.

Ⅱ 300 folk stories

A symbol of Jingwei's reclamation/tenacious determination

Emperor Yan has a daughter named girl. One day, the girl went to the East China Sea to watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, there was a sudden storm at sea, and the girl unfortunately fell into the sea and was finally swallowed up by the ruthless sea and never came back. The girl died and became a bird, with the plaintive cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people called this bird "Jingwei". Jingwei hated the East China Sea, throwing stones into it day after day, trying to fill it up.

Birds fly to the phoenix.

A long time ago, Phoenix was just an ordinary-looking bird. But its advantage is diligence. Hide all the food you have eaten in the hole. One year, there was a great drought in the forest. The bird fainted from hunger. At this time, the phoenix quickly opened the cave and distributed its hidden food to everyone. After the drought, in order to thank Phoenix for saving his life, the birds all chose the most beautiful feathers from themselves, pulled them off and made a dazzling bird coat for Phoenix, unanimously recommending it as the king of birds. Every time the Phoenix is born, birds from all directions will fly to congratulate the Phoenix. This is a hundred birds flying to the phoenix.

Emperor Yan knocked on a stone to make a fire.

The earliest fires used by human beings were all natural fires. A man thinks that man can't always rely on natural fire, so he decides to create a way to make a fire. In a hunting, he missed the stone javelin and hit the prey, but he found that the javelin hit the stone on the ground, causing sparks, so he picked up many stones there for testing and successfully made a fire. Because he found a way to make a fire, all the tribes unanimously supported him.

4. Hou Yi and Chang 'e

Hou Yi and Chang 'e are both Yao people. At that time, there were ten suns in the sky at the same time, and the people were miserable So the Emperor of Heaven ordered Hou Yi, who was good at archery, to come down to earth to help Yao get rid of the suffering of the people. Hou Yi came to the world with his beautiful wife Chang 'e, and was envied by other gods after shooting nine extra suns. They finally alienated the Emperor of Heaven and sentenced him to earth forever. After being wronged, Hou Yi and his wife Chang 'e had to live in seclusion and hunt for a living by Hou Yi.

5. Pangu opened the world.

In the past, the universe was as chaotic as an egg. At this time, a great hero was born. His name is Pangu. He picked up a huge axe, waved it and cut it hard. In this way, there is heaven and earth. For every foot that Pangu's body grows taller, the sky grows taller and the earth is thicker. Every time Pangu's body grows ten feet tall, the sky rises ten feet and the earth is ten feet thick. Pangu created great achievements in the world before his death, and left endless treasures to future generations after his death, becoming a hero worshipped by the Chinese nation.

6, gun in water conservancy

The flood was terrible, and the gun thief didn't get the emperor's order, so he took Kanda to stop the flood. The emperor sent Vulcan Zhu Rong to kill a gun near Yushan. Yu was born in the belly of Gun, and the Emperor of Heaven ordered Yu to fill the soil to control water. From the south to the north, from the sun to the setting place, it has always led people in hard water control. Thirteen years later, Yu finally succeeded in harnessing water and fulfilled his last wish. Finally set Kyushu.

7. Kuafu chases the sun

The weather in the north is cold and the winter is long. Kuafu thought it would be great if solar energy was recycled and hung high in the air forever, bringing light and heat to the earth. So he chased for a day and finally saw the sun, trying to get it back. But he had been running all day, and the hot sun made him thirsty, so he bent down to drink the water from the Yellow River and the Weihe River. The water in the two rivers soon ran out, but he still didn't quench his thirst. He ran to the water in osawa in the north, but he died of thirst before he reached his destination.

8. Gong Yu moved mountains.

There are two big mountains in front of Gong Yu's house, like a huge wall, blocking their way to the outside world, isolated and very backward. So Gong Yu was determined to level the mountain, and kept digging the soil on it every day. An old man named Zhisou laughed at his stupidity and told him that it was impossible. Gong Yu said: I have a son when I die, and a grandson when my son dies. There are endless descendants, and the two mountains will eventually be leveled.

9. the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

Chang 'e, Hou Yi's wife, received many apprentices because of her outstanding performance. Among them, Meng Peng with ulterior motives also mixed in. Once, Hou Yi went out hunting with his entourage, and Meng Peng pretended to be ill and stayed, forcing Chang 'e to hand over the elixir that her husband gave her not long ago. Chang 'e swallowed the elixir in desperation, and she immediately flew to the sky. Unwilling to give up Houyi, she became immortal on the moon nearest to the earth.

10, WU GANG cut down trees.

Legend has it that there is a laurel tree 500 feet high on the moon. There was a man named WU GANG in the Han Dynasty who was obsessed with fairy tales and didn't concentrate on reading. So the Emperor was furious, detained him in the Moon Palace, ordered him to cut down the osmanthus tree, and said, "Cutting down the osmanthus tree will have magic." WU GANG began to cut laurel trees, but every time WU GANG cut an axe, the tree wound healed immediately. Day after day, WU GANG's desire to cut laurel remained unfulfilled, so WU GANG cut laurel in the Moon Palace all the year round, but he couldn't cut trees.

1 1, Nu Wa made man.

Pangu created the world, but Nu Wa always felt lonely, because the world lacked a creature like her, so she pinched it with mud according to her own shadow. After pinching, he actually came back to life. When Nu Wa saw it, she was filled with joy, and then she squeezed a handful. She called these little things "people". These "people" were created in the image of God. Their heroic behavior was naturally different from other creatures. They were actually chirping like Nu Wa. Since then, people have been everywhere on the earth.

12, Emperor vs. Chiyou

At one time, the land of China was divided, and the people could not survive because of repeated wars and defeats. China is divided into five tribes, of which Huangdi tribe and Chiyou tribe are the most powerful. Huangdi wanted to stop this war situation, because he didn't want to see people suffer because of the war, so he used violence to solve it. Finally, Chiyou fled in defeat. The Yellow Emperor ordered Ying Long to hunt him down. Ying Long didn't expect to kill Chiyou and cut off Chiyou's head to the Yellow Emperor.

13, goddess of mending the sky

Nu Wa is a kind god. She has done many good things for mankind. Legend has it that when human beings were multiplying, two immortals hit the ground from the sky and made a hole in the sky, which destroyed people's quiet living environment. Nu Wa couldn't bear to see this scene, so she practiced five-color stones to fill the cave. The chaotic environment has restored calm and returned to mankind, and mankind is very grateful to Nu Wa.

14, Shennong tried Baicao

It is the most natural thing to be born and die, but those who leave this world early because of "illness" are really worthy of sympathy. Shennong felt that he had a responsibility to protect his people, so he traveled all over China looking for herbs to treat patients. After finding them, he took them himself to determine whether they were useful or toxic. Finally, he found herbs that can treat many common diseases.

15, the wrath of Gong Gong can't move Zhoushan.

Water God Gong Gong is the son of Zhu Rong, the great grandson of Emperor Yan. Others face, snake body, red hair, control the black dragon, manage and control the oceans, rivers and lakes that account for seven tenths of the land area.

After the Yellow Emperor ascended the throne, Zhuan Xu implemented the general plan of "touching the sky and grounding the earth", which made the immortals lose their freedom and made people on the ground complain. Gong Gong revolted and declared war on Zhuan Xu. The two sides fought in Butoushan. This is not an island mountain, but one of the four pillars erected by the goddess when she mended the sky and cut the turtle's leg. After more than ten days of fighting day and night, the Gonggong Army gradually lost its strength. Gong Gong's eyes are red at this time. He roared into the mountain. I heard a loud noise, Zhoushan was broken! In an instant, the sky in the northwest tilted down because of the loss of support, and the sun, moon and stars quickly slipped to the west. At the same time, the surface of the southeast also collapsed due to the huge vibration, and all the rivers flowed to the southeast. Since then, the universe has changed, forming the orbit of the sun, the moon and the stars and the terrain where all the rivers return to the sea.

16, Xingtian vs. Huangdi

Huangdi defeated Emperor Yan with powerful force, forcing him to retreat to the south. Xingtian vowed to compete with the Yellow Emperor for the throne. Holding a shield in his left hand and an axe in his right hand, he launched a fierce battle with the Emperor of Heaven. Suddenly, the Yellow Emperor seized the opportunity and cut off Xingtian's neck with a sword, and Xingtian's huge head was cut off. Xingtian was furious when he saw that his head had been cut off. He showed no weakness, with his eyes and navel as his mouth, waving weapons and continuing to shout and fight.

17, fishing in Jiang Ziya

At the end of Shang Dynasty, Zhou Wang was cruel and heartless, and people's life was very difficult. The Weihe River area is under the jurisdiction of Ji Chang, and Ji Chang is ambitious and cherishes talents. In order to attract Ji Chang's attention, Jiang Ziya sits by the river and fishes every day. The strange way he fished caught Ji Chang's ear. Ji Chang thought that he might be a talent, and invited him to Jiang Ziya several times, but ignored them and continued fishing. Finally, Ji Chang prepared a generous gift and personally visited Jiang Ziya. Jiang Ziya saw his sincerity and promised to help him.

18, Aquilaria sinensis saves the mother

In the Han Dynasty, a scholar named Liu Xiang fell in love with a kind fairy-Hua Yue Sanniang. Soon, Sanniang became pregnant and named the child Aquilaria sinensis. The god in heaven knew about it and took him back. When agarwood grew up, she decided to find her mother who was crushed under Huashan Mountain. Mother knew that Aquilaria could not live without herself, so she asked Aquilaria to find his uncle. Aquilaria got the lotus lantern from her uncle and immediately flew back to Huashan to save her mother.

19, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea

The Eight Immortals like to fight against injustice, punish evil and promote good. One day, they went to the East China Sea together, only to see the surging tide and amazing waves. Lv Dongbin suggested throwing something into the water to show "magical power". Other immortals responded to Lv Dongbin's suggestion, threw their magic weapon on the water, and then stood on the magic weapon and braved the wind and waves. Tie Guai Li has an iron gourd, Han Zhongli has a banana fan, Zhang has a paper folding donkey, a long sword, He Xiangu has a lotus flower, Han Xiangzi has a flute, Cao Guojiu has a jade edition, and Lan Caihe has a flower basket. )

20. fairies build bridges

A long time ago, every Mid-Autumn Festival, the fairies of Sanyuanshen had to undertake the human incense sacrifice. Unfortunately, this year, the fairy of Yuan God was tied up, so she had to ask the other two fairies to fly down to heaven. When they saw the wonders of the sea and the simplicity of people here, they felt love. In order to repay the people's hospitality, the two fairies saw that the traffic between the island and the mainland was inconvenient and decided to build a sea bridge to connect them and benefit the world. So the magic of moving mountains and filling the sea was used, and in a blink of an eye, the sea bridge was about to be built successfully. finished

Three or four China folk stories

The first folk story, Cowherd and Weaver Girl. Legend has it that the weaver girl is a god in the sky, and the cowherd is only a mortal. Weaver girl went to play on earth, and while taking a bath in the lake, Cowherd took her clothes by mistake. They fell in love at first sight and gradually fell in love with each other. But immortals are not allowed to fall in love with mortals in heaven, so the Jade Emperor ordered people to bring back the Weaver Girl. After the Weaver Girl left, the Cowherd missed him every day and tried his best to pursue him, even if he was hindered. In the end, the affection between the two moved the Queen Mother, allowing them to get together once a year on Tanabata, and there was a legend of meeting at Queqiao.

In the fourth story, Meng Jiangnv cried down the Great Wall. This story happened in the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shihuang ordered the national labor force to build the Great Wall together. Fan Xiliang met Meng Jiangnv on the way to escape. They fell in love at first sight and decided to get married. But on their wedding night, Fan Xiliang was taken away by the government to repair the Great Wall and never came back. Meng Jiangnv missed her husband so much that she decided to find him herself. Finally, at the foot of the Great Wall, she accidentally learned that her husband had passed away and was buried in the Great Wall.

After learning the truth, Meng Jiangnv began to cry at the foot of the Great Wall for three days and nights. Later, a strong wind blew near the Great Wall, and suddenly a part of the Great Wall collapsed, revealing Fan Xiliang's body inside. Meng Jiangnv chose to throw herself into the sea in the process of despair. Later generations were moved by the love between them, so Meng Jiangnv Temple was set up there, and all passers-by came in to pay homage.