中国古代神话故事英文版

————精卫填海
the bird jingei trying to fill the sea
once upon a time, the youngest daughter of emperor yan, legendary ruler of primitive china, ent boating on the eastern sea. hile she as enjoying herself, a strong ind rose on the sea and her boat capsized. just before she as buried by the surging aves, her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. as it fle over the roaring sea, it cried sadly in the sound jinei, jingei. that as hy people called it jingei.
the bird lived on a mountain near the sea. it hated the sea so much that it decided to fill it up. every day, it fle to and fro beteen the mountain and the sea, carrying in a tig or a pebble from the mountain and dropping it into the sea.
one day, the roaring sea said to jingei, poor little bird, s doing that meaningless thing! you'll never fill me up. jingei replied, i'll fill you up no doubt! i ill, even if it'll take me thousands of years! i'll fight on until doomsday!
the brave little bird kept carrying tigs and pebbles from the mountain to the eastern sea ithout taking a rest.
from this fable es the idiom the bird jingei trying to fill the sea. e use it to describe people ho are firm and indomitable and ill not s until they reach their goal.

———愚公移山
taihang, ong uk to mountains, up to a radius of 700, up to ten feet qiba qian. they originally located in the southern part of jizhou, on the north shore of the yello river.
called the foolish old man of the northern people, nearly 90-year-old age, living in the face of hill. foolish old man of the hill suffer from blocking the road to the north, go all the ay raoyuan. foolish old man of the then convened to discuss the hole family, said: you and i both tried to big mountains to be leveled, it has to pass yuzhou in the south, to reach the south bank of han river, ill you? e have agreed ith him. foolish old man's ife questioned said: ith your strength, not even the father of quebec hill have cut the land grievances, and can taihang, ong uk shan ho these to do? besides, here on earth to go? e one after another: to the edge of the earth and rock into the bohai sea, north of the hidden land. foolish old man of the children and grandchildren can then lead the three-tiaodan, stone cutting, digging the soil, kei basket delivered to the edge of the bohai sea. beijing's neighbors last name has a ido orphans, just seven or eight years old, to help them bounce. inter and summer seasons, the only one from this.
the bend-chi to s the foolish old man of old gentleman ith a smile: you too smart. ith your remaining years of effort, not to destroy a mountain of grass, mud and rock ho can? foolish old man of the beishan a long heavy sigh and said: you thought stubborn, obstinate to the point here can not be changed, not as idos and small children. even if i die, and his son in it; son and grandson of health, sons and grandchildren; son and his son, son and grandson; children and grandchildren did not e to an end, but hill ill not increase the height of injustice dug hy orry? moses old gentleman does not bend, then to anser.
holding the snake mountain heard about it, for fear he kept digging continues, the association reported on the matter. emperor moved by his sincerity, the mand's e boast to sons go back to hill. on the eastern part of a shuofang, a yongzhou on the south. since then, in the south of jizhou, north of the han river, there is no barrier of high mountains.

夸父追日
kuafuzhuiri
ancient times, in the north of the country, there is a magnificent toering chengdu contained tianshan mountains there lived a giant called kuafu family clan. kuafu tribe leader called braggadocio, he as extremely tall, litaiuqiong, strong-illed, the extraordinary spirit. at that time, the orld's desolation behind, poisonous snakes ild beasts run amok, and people's lives miserable. kuafu the purpose of this tribe of people can live births every day and led the crod fighting ith the scourge. braggadocio often caught in ferocious yello snake hanging in his ears as a decoration, be proud of.
one year, days of drought. like fire and the sun scorched the ground crops, dried up river ater. one hot unfortable, i can not live. kuafu to see this scenario, e set ambitious voed to catch the sun and let it listen to the people's instructions, and better service for everyone.
one day, the sun had just risen from the sea, kuafu take significant steps from the edge of the east china sea began his daily journey.
sun in the sky fle forard, braggadocio on the ground as high inds to recover. kuafu kept chasing 呀 chase, hungry, picking a ild fruit boxes; thirsty, and holding a river mouth thirst-quenching; tired, and as only a nap. his heart has been encouraging ourselves: soon, e must catch up ith the sun, and people's lives ill be happy. he catch for nine days and nine nights, from the sun, closer to us, gloing red, burning hot sun on his on head 啦.
kuafu has crossed the one seat mountain, crossed a river section, and finally e must catch up ith the sun-yu gu. at this time, kuafu mind extremely excited. he may reach out to catch the sun, because of over-excitement, physical and psychological haggard, suddenly, kuafu felt dizziness, actually passed out. hen he aoke, the sun has long gone.
kuafu still not discouraged, he summon the body's strength, she is preparing to set out. hoever, the closer from the sun, the more intense sunlight, kuafu feel more and more intolerable anxiety, he felt he as covered in ater have been evaporated, and urgent, he needs to drink plenty of ater. so stand up and alk south-east of kuafu the yello river, fu xiashen son, drank the ater of the yello river, the yello river ater as that he hegan, and he as going to drink the ater in the eihe river. ho knos, he hegan of the eihe river ater, or not to quench your thirst. as a result, he intended to go north, going to drink a large ze ater. hoever, the braggadocio is really tired and too thirsty, and hen he ent half ay, the body ill no longer unable to cope, and sloly fall to the ground, dead.
kuafu's death, his body turned into a mountain. this is the braggadocio mountain, it as said lingbao county, henan province is located in the est is no 35 spirit lake valley and the pool here the middle valley. kuafu dropped the cane hen he died, but also has bee a colorful yunxia taolin the same. taolin of the difficult terrain, and their descendants treat this place called the tao-lin chai.
kuafu dead, he did not catch the sun. hoever, the emperor of heaven by his sacrifice, moved by the spirit of the brave heroes to punish the sun. since then, every year of his tribal days, all things flourish. kuafu's descendants live in kuafu yamashita, parenthood, offspring, life is very happy.