The origin of old tiger-headed shoes

In the Central Plains, many families have boys and always like to make a pair of tiger-headed shoes to wear on their children's feet. Do you know why? It is said that a long time ago, there was a man named Yang who lived on a broken boat named Yang.

Yang Da is a kind person. He who crosses the river will give it if he has money, but he won't take it if he has no money.

One day, it was stormy, and Dazheng Yang was sitting in the cabin rubbing ropes when he suddenly heard someone shouting to cross the river. He ran out and saw that it was a beggar's grandmother, who was soaked in the rain across the river. Yang Da hurriedly braved the rain to push the old woman across the river. Grandma went ashore and said, "Oh, I left my cotton on the other side of the river." Yang said quickly, "Never mind, never mind. Please go to my cabin to shelter from the rain first, and I'll get it for you. " Yang Da kicked grandma's cotton back in the rain.

Grandma is very grateful to Yang Da. She said, "I have no money for you. I only have this little picture. Please accept it. " Yang Da saw that a girl was embroidering tiger's head shoes worn by children. Yang thanked grandma and posted the picture in the boathouse.

I didn't know that after closing the boat at night, the girl in the picture ran ashore and married Yang. Yang Dawang looked at the beautiful girl and was very happy. Since then, the girl has come down from the painting every night and returned to the painting during the day.

A year later, the girl in the picture gave birth to a fat boy named Bao Xiao. Yang Da was overjoyed. Seven years have passed in a flash. This strange thing was known by the magistrate, who was bent on possessing Yang Da's painting.

One day, the magistrate came to the river to find Yang Da and took the painting. Yang Da grabbed the magistrate's clothes and feet and was severely beaten by those wicked people. Yang Da had no choice but to cry bitterly with his son Bao Xiao in his arms.

That night, the county magistrate posted the picture in the room, but the girl's eyes were full of tears, and she just couldn't come down. The county magistrate was so angry that he wanted to tear up the painting, but he couldn't bear it.

Bao Xiao cried for his mother, and Yang Da told him that her mother was locked in the deep house compound, and only when the old woman with her mother appeared could she be rescued.

Bao Xiao took advantage of his father's absence, put on his mother's tiger shoes and left home to find his grandmother.

Bao Xiao ran for 7749 days and came to a deep forest. He couldn't walk any further, so he sat by the lake and rested. Suddenly, he saw seven fairies in the lake go ashore after taking a bath. Bao Xiao saw at a glance that the last one was his mother. He was so happy that he flew over and hugged his mother and cried. When her mother saw Bao Xiao, she quickly asked about her family and told him that she had left the earth since the painting was taken away. If she wants her mother to go home, she will go to the magistrate to reason. Mother wiped Bao Xiao's tiger shoes with the lake again. Suddenly, a cloud covered Bao Xiao's eyes, and there was only a whoosh. Bao Xiao opened his eyes and saw that he had left his home. Bao Xiao quickly told his father what he had seen, and then he went straight to the office, crying to see the judge.

The magistrate heard that the child shouting outside the door was the son of the beauty in the painting, so he called in at once. He tried to cheat the girl in the painting through Bao Xiao. Bao Xiao came into the room, saw the photo, and quickly went to hold his mother's hand. Beauty immediately ran down from the painting and followed Bao Xiao all the way out. The magistrate was so anxious that he pounced on the beautiful woman like a hungry wolf and pushed Bao Xiao with his feet. Just then, the tiger on Bao Xiao's tiger-headed shoes ran down, grabbed the magistrate and ran into the mountains. Bao Xiao took his mother home and the family met happily.

Through this story, you will know why China's parents want to dress the little boy with tiger-headed shoes. That's for good luck and peace. There is also an interesting story about wearing tiger-headed shoes. Legend has it that there is a boatman named Shi on the bank of the Yellow River. He is ready to help others and never asks for money to ferry people across the river. Seven days later, an old woman crossed the river in the rain and asked her to deliver the baby to her daughter-in-law. Who knows she just walked to the river. When it is windy and rainy, her head hurts like an explosion. When the boatman surnamed Shi saw this, he helped the grandmother into the house to rest and invited a midwife for her. After the rain cleared, grandma's daughter-in-law gave birth to a big fat boy. Thank you very much. Grandma sent a photo to the boatman. The picture shows a delicate girl embroidering tiger's head shoes. The boatman liked it very much and posted it in his cabin. From then on, the boatman drove the boat home, and there was always a beautiful girl waiting for him to cook. It turns out that this girl is the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, who sent her to earth to marry the boatman. A few years later, they had a son named Shi Hu. A few years later, it was known that the boatman married the beautiful woman in the painting. On this day, the county magistrate came to the ferry and saw that the boatman's wife was beautiful and wanted to take her as his concubine. The boatman's wife saw that the county magistrate had ulterior motives, so she accepted the mortal body and returned to the painting. The county magistrate grabbed the painting and put it on the bed. However, no matter how sweet the county magistrate talks, the beauty in the painting just won't come down. Xiaohu has been crying for her mother at home. The grandmother who sent the painting told the boatman to let Xiaohu's aunt make a pair of tiger's head shoes. When Tiger wears them, she can find her mother. Tiger mother made tiger head shoes overnight according to grandma's instructions. The tiger put it on, as light as a swallow, and immediately flew to the county boundary. See the county magistrate. Tiger shoes turned into tigers, killing the county magistrate and the boatman's wife. Seeing Tiger coming to save her, she jumped out of the painting and happily followed Tiger home.