Chinese Moon Festival Legend

Hi everyone! Chinese Moon Festival is almost here. This holiday has been celebrated for a long time and is considered a holiday. There are many stories all from different points of views. I prefer the one where it talks more about love and faith. It all starts from an old legend a long time ago, it goes something like this.....

                                                              Chinese Moon Legend

This holiday is based on a story long ago,

About a day when it was hot and the wind didn’t blow,

When ten suns rose to the sky,

And the animals and plants on earth started to die,

But one of the gods that saw the people who were in pain,

Took his arrows and did something insane,

He shot nine arrows and took aim at the suns,

And when nine suns fell he thought the situation was done,

But for his punishment he was sent down to live a normal life,

To live there with Chang er', his loving wife,

On Earth he was adored as a hero for saving everyone,

As the protagonist who shot down nine suns,

With his wife by his side and being treated like king,

He soon became spoiled with money, power, and bling,

But he knew being human means one day he would no longer breathe,

So immortality was what he wanted to receive,

One day he got a potion that would grant him life forever,

Meaning him and his wife would never die and always be together,

He gave his potion to Chang e’ one day while he went outside,

But a hunter heard about this potion and decided to take a ride,

He told Chang e’ to give him the remedy,

Chang e’ knew she had no chance being only a lady,

So with no other way she consumed the potion,

And started to fly in an upward motion,

She flew up and lived way up high,

On the moon where she would never die,

Her husband found out and grieved for his love,

Who now lived in the sky above,

He looked at the moon that was as round as a balloon,

And he saw a girl on the moon,

This day many look up hoping to see Chang e’,

And many claim to have seen,

So go outside and look for her,

If you try real hard you'll see her for sure.