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Story English of Cowherd and Weaver Girl

The translation is as follows:

Once upon a time, there was an honest and kind man named Cowherd. ? His? His parents died when he was a child. Then he was kicked out? His? When will you go home? His? Sister in law. So he lives nearby? He farmed his own cattle. ?

A long time ago, there was a smart 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 fell in love with a fairy from heaven? Him? Secretly came to earth and got married? He ... Cowherd is farming in the field, and Weaver is weaving at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. ?

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.

Unfortunately, the gods soon discovered this fact and ordered the heavenly queen to bring back the Weaver Girl.

However, the good times did not last long. The Queen Mother forcibly brought the Weaver Girl back to heaven, and the loving couple separated.

With the help of longicorn, the cowherd took his? Son? And daughter. Just as he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpin and had a stroke. ?

Cowherd and his children, walking in the clouds, chasing Vega together. Seeing that they are about to catch up, I'm afraid the queen mother will pull out the gold hairpin on her head with a wave of her hand.

A raging river appeared in front of the cowboy. Cowherd and Weaver Girl are separated in two? The bank? I can only feel their tears forever. Their loyalty to love moved magpies, so thousands of magpies came to bridge the gap between the cowherd and the weaver girl. ?

A Tianhe appeared, with the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid separated on both sides, and they could only cry bitterly. 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 was finally moved and allowed them to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. Therefore, the date of their meeting is called "Qi Xi" (Qixi).

The queen mother was helpless and had to allow them to meet at Queqiao on July 7th every year.

Cowherd and Weaver Girl:

Cowherd and Weaver Girl is a famous folk love story in ancient China.

Cowherd and Weaver Girl is a famous folk love story in ancient China.

It mainly tells the story that the orphan cowherd and the fairy fell in love but were forced to separate. Their faithful love touched magpies, and countless magpies flew in and built a colorful bridge across the Tianhe River with their bodies, so that the cowherd and the Weaver Girl could meet on the Tianhe River. The Emperor of Heaven had no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid to meet at Queqiao once a year on July 7th. Cowherd and Weaver Girl will meet on July 7th every year. This is also the origin of Valentine's Day in China-Qixi.

The story mainly tells that the orphan cowherd and the fairy fall in love but are separated. Their unswerving love touched the magpies, and countless magpies came and built a colorful bridge on the Tianhe River, where the cowherd and the weaver girl met. The emperor had no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet me on the Magpie Bridge once a year on July 7th. Cowherd and Weaver Girl will meet on July 7th every year. This is also the origin of China Valentine's Day-Chinese Valentine's Day.

References:

Cowherd and Weaver Girl-Baidu Encyclopedia