The Seventh Sister: A Chinese Legend (Legends of the World)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816734127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A lonely shepherd is saddened when he must let the maiden he loves return to help her sisters weave the tapestry of the night sky.
"Chinese Valentine's day story" according to KSL. This story has always been associated with the Qixi Festival "The Night of Sevens", also known as Magpie Festival and in recent years is called Chinese Valentine's Day.It falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar which is in August for most of us.The story is Chinese folktale of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl / or Spinning Maide. Amy Aldrich said Something of a Melencholy StoryBut an Excellent Retelling of this Legend. We've been slowly working our way through this series as we can and this is our first Chinese legend (for this series) and I have to say, this is probably the saddest and least humorous tale we've come across. In the Seventh Sister we meet Mei, one of seven sisters who weave the tapestry of the night sky each day, finishing it just in time for the sun to set.. "A Chinese Legend of the Night Sky" according to A Customer. Simple farmer Chang falls in love with Mei, one of seven sisters who weave the tapestry of the night sky. She can't remain on Earth -- the sun never sets because her sisters cannot complete the night without her. Chang ascends to the heavens to find her, and once a year the parted lovers -- twin stars -- are reunited. It's a lovely tale and a nice change from