Pangu's Creation / Nuwa Mends the Sky

Author: Farmer Woman
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Since Pan Gu opened the heavens and the earth, the vast sky had the sun, moon, and stars, and the expansive land had flowers, birds, animals, and trees, but there was still a type of creature missing—humans. One day, the goddess Nüwa from the heavens came to play on earth. Nüwa was a great deity who could transform seventy times in a single day. On the vast land, she saw endless beautiful scenery, filling her heart with joy. However, gradually, Nüwa felt unsatisfied: how could the colorful land be without people? Without humans, who would manage all the creatures of the world? Nüwa came to the riverbank, looked at her own reflection in the water, blocked the water with mud, and made a mud doll. But when the mud doll was placed on the ground, it would jump and leap, blinking its big eyes and giggling. Nüwa stroked the lovely face of the mud doll and asked, "My child, what do you call yourself?" The mud doll answered loudly, "Mom, I am called a person."