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The story of Mu-vanom

When Mu-van was returning from the mountain Yantszyshan home, he was a skilled craftsman named Yang-shek. Mu-van called him and asked what he can do. Yan-shek said that he was ready to one interesting and unusual things. The next day, Yan-shek, and even some strange dressed man came to Mu Wang. Mu-van asked Yan-shek, who is that person. «This man, whom I have smasteril – responded with a bow Yan-shek – he knows how to sing and act out scenes». Surprised Moo-van long prismatrivalsya to a stranger, but he could not see in it nothing that distinguished him from an ordinary man. Mu-van decided to first observe how it will play, and then make a conclusion. He ordered his favorite nalozhnitse Cheng-Ji, and others close to come to listen to music and watch the game amazing man-doll. This unusual actor danced, never sbivshis with rhythm, so that the audience was under the impression that this is a real man. Mu-van began to doubt, and when noticed that the actor is too closely watched for his concubines, and winks at him, came to the terrible fury. The ruler ordered to seize Yan-shek, who ventured so odurachit him and cut off his head. Yan-shek zadrozhal from fear distanced the actor’s head, hands and feet and opened the chest. All saw that he was made of leather and wood, painted colorful paints and skillfully glued. All – even inside – was the work of skilled artisans. And when all these details have been re-assembled together, form a people – the very same actor who just spoke to the audience. Mu-van was amazed. He ordered to remove the toys from the heart – a wonderful man stopped singing, then he learned the liver – he was blinded. When the kidney was taken out, his legs stopped moving. Apprised of the device dikovinnoy dolls, Mu-van was extremely pleased and ordered to make a beautiful chariot, and in it he took the talented craftsmen to their homeland.
When Mu-van was on the way home, he came to hear that in the south syuysky Prince Yan-van rebelled, apparently intending to attack the capital of the empire. Mu-van hastily handed over management of chariot iskusnomu Tszao-fu and a small group of horsemen went to save the dynasty. Hardly zavidev winged horses Mu Wang, Yan syuysky van took refuge in the mountains and no longer running. Mu-van granted Tszao-fu for his achievements in a city lot, and Tszao-fu was the ancestor of the future Dukes inheritance Zhao.
During a visit to the country each paying Mu Wang was delivered precious gifts. Among them was a cup of white jade: once occurred the evening, it all started luchitsya. And when the dawn, a cup napolnyalsya aromatic and sweet dew. Said that those who drank dew that could prolong their lives. Mu-van often drank this dew, and he managed to live to extreme old age.

Category Imperial Dynasty



Сентябрь 2010
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