Kua Fu Chases the Sun | 夸父追日

English Original

Kua Fu strove to chase the sun. Upon reaching the place where the sun set, unbearable thirst forced him to turn back. He came to the Yellow River and the Wei River.

In one breath, he quaffed all the water from both rivers. Yet, his thirst remained unquenched. He decided to seek a great lake in the north for a proper drink. On his journey northward, Kua Fu ultimately succumbed to thirst and died.

The walking stick he dropped was nurtured by the nourishment from his transformed body. It unexpectedly blossomed, bore fruit, and grew into a vast forest of peach trees stretching for thousands of miles.


中文翻译

夸父竭尽全力追赶太阳。当他到达太阳降落之地时,难以忍受的干渴迫使他转身返回。他来到了黄河与渭河之畔。

他一口气将两条河的水全部喝光。然而,他的干渴仍未止息。他决定前往北方的一个大湖,以求畅饮一番。在北去的途中,夸父最终因干渴而死。

他扔下的手杖,被他身体所化成的养料滋润,竟然开花结果,长成了一片绵延数千里的桃林。

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