The First MonkeyLong ago, in a forest, lived a young girl who served as an apprentice of the goddess of weaving. She was cared for and well-provided for by her supernatural benefactor.One day, the goddess instructed her to prepare a dress by cleaning some cotton, beating it, spinning it, weaving it into cloth, cutting it, and finally sewing it.Unfortunately, the young girl was quite lazy and found the dress-making process too tedious. So she took the leather cloth (used to beat the cotton on), a wore it thinking it would make a much longer-lasting dress. Enraged, the goddess punished the young girl by making the leather stick to her skin, and by attaching the beating stick to her body.So when you see a monkey with leather skin and a long tail, remember that lazy girl who once didn't have to struggle in the forest to keep herself alive. |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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this myth shows that everything in this world is instant, sometimes it takes a lot of effort to get the best things that suit to ourselves.
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