The story about Nian beast

Once upon a time, there was a monster named Nian. It has horns on its head and is very powerful. Nian beast usually crawls out of the bottom of the sea and eats cows, sheep, chickens, pigs and people.

Once, when people knew that Nian beast was coming, they all took their animals into the mountains to escape. At this time, an old man with a white beard came, and an old woman advised him to hide quickly. Grandpa with white beard said, I live here, and I'm not afraid of Nian beast. Only Nian beast is afraid of me.

The old woman and the villagers hid in the mountains, and the white-bearded grandfather stayed at the old woman's house. Nian beast broke into the village at night and was the first to arrive at the old woman's house. It saw the red paper on the old woman's door, and its body shook. Nian beast screamed with anger and rushed into the yard. At this moment, there was a sound of "pengpeng pa" in the yard, and then it caught fire. Nian beast is shaking even more. It turns out that Nian beast is most afraid of red, noise and fire. As soon as Nian Beast entered the yard, the door of the house opened. Grandpa with white beard came out of the house in red and laughed at Nian Beast. Nian beast saw it, turned and fled in fear. Grandpa White Beard chased Nian Beast all the way to the seaside. Nian beast hides in the sea. Never come out again.

The next day, the old woman and the people in the village came back to see that red paper was stuck at the door of every household, and bamboo was piled up in the yard and burned.

From then on, everyone knew a good way to get rid of Nian beast. As the Spring Festival approaches, red couplets, red window grilles, and red blessings will be posted at the door, and firecrackers and fireworks will be set off.