Rabu, 10 April 2013
Mount
Kinabalu
Long ago on the top of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo, there lived a dragon. He
owned a large and beautiful pearl. People believed that he controlled the
weather with it.
The emperor of China heard this and wanted the pearl. He sent his two sons,
Wee Ping and Wee San to Borneo to steal it. The princess, together with one
hundred soldiers, set sail for Borneo in twelve sailing junks.
When they arrived in Borneo they set out immediately to find the famous
mountain. Their journey up the rugged slopes of mount Kinabalu proved very
difficult. The dragon guarded his cave very fiercely and killed many of their
soldiers.
Then Wee San had a clever idea. He climbed a tall tree, so he could see the
dragon's cave. He noted what time the dragon left his cave to hunt for food and
what time he returned to it.
Next he ordered his men to make a fake pearl and a large kite. He waited
until the dragon left his cave. Then he placed he placed the fake pearl in a
bag, slung it across his shoulder and flew up to the mountain-top on the kite.
He exchanged the pearl for the fake one and then his brother pulled his kite back
to the ground.
The brothers quickly
returned to their ships and set sail for China. They sailed safely home. The
Emperor was thrilled with the pearl and gave a big party to celebrate his sons'
return.
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