Chang'e, Goddess of the Moon

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everybody! Do you know why we eat mooncakes today? It all comes from the old story of Chang'e, Goddess of the Moon… Chang'e was married to Hou Yi, a famous hero. 中秋節吃月餅的習俗來自嫦娥的故事。嫦娥是后羿的太太。 Back then there were ten suns in the sky, which made the earth way too hot! So Hou Yi shot nine of them down with his arrows. 以前天上有十個太陽，太熱了！所以后羿射下了九個太陽。 The gods gave Hou Yi a magic drink, which could make him live forever! But he didn't want to live forever without his wife, so he did not drink it. But Chang'e drank the whole thing! Then she flew up to the moon, to live there. 神仙給了后羿長生不老藥，可是后羿沒有喝，嫦娥喝掉了！之後，她飄起來，一路飛到月亮上住了下來。 Every night Hou Yi would put all of Chang'e's favorite desserts outside for her to see. She really liked mooncakes! Which is why we still have them at Mid-Autumn festival today. 后羿在屋外放了一些嫦娥最喜歡吃的點心，其中一種就是月餅。 Everyone tells this story a little differently… In some stories Chang'e has a rabbit, who is her best friend. In others the gods change Chang'e into a big fat ugly toad for stealing! 這個故事有很多版本，有一些人說嫦娥有一個兔子朋友，也有人說嫦娥被懲罰，變成又胖又醜的蟾蜍。 Which story do you know? Ask your family about it, it'll be fun to tell stories together for Mid-Autumn Festival! ________________________________ Vocabulary 嫦娥奔月是流傳久遠，膾炙人口的故事。 1. forever 永遠 Do you believe Chang'e lives there forever? 你相信嫦娥永遠住在那裏嗎？ No. Do you? 不相信。你呢？ I'd like to. 我想要相信。 2. drink 飲料 Then maybe that magic drink can help you. 那也許長生不老藥可以幫上忙。 So that I can visit Chang'e some day? 好讓我有一天去看嫦娥嗎？ Yeah. 是啊。 3. angry 生氣的 You look angry. 你看起來在生氣。 I am angry. 我是生氣。 They killed my hero in that movie! 他們把電影裡我的英雄弄死了！ 4. hero 英雄 That man is your hero? 那個男子是你的英雄？ He's like a toad! 他像癩蛤蟆！ No, he's nice and kind! 才不呢，他人很好很和善。 來讀單字。 forever 永遠 drink 飲料 angry 生氣的 hero 英雄 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Who was the Goddess of the Moon's husband? A: Hou Yi B: A rabbit C: A big fat ugly toad 2. Who drank the magical drink? A: Chang'e B: The gods C: The moon 3. Why did Chang'e fly to the moon? A: For a vacation B: To live there C: To make mooncakes Answers 1. A 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn