Legend has it that there are three high mountains in Ailao Mountain. Like bamboo shoots, the peaks are higher than each other. This is the famous Three Mountains. In the morning, Sanjianshan holds a fiery red sun; In the evening, the afterglow of the sun finally bid farewell to Sanjian Mountain. At the foot of Sanjian Mountain, there is a story circulating in Yi family.
In ancient times, there were seven suns in the sky. Sunshine nourishes everything like milk. At that time, trees were evergreen, flowers were unbeaten, crops were harvested seven times a year, and cattle and sheep were pregnant with seven children a year. Human life is sweeter than honey.
After so many years of peaceful coexistence, a night cat appeared. Night cats naturally like darkness and hate sunshine. One day, it became an extremely tall iron man with an eagle mouth, spread its wings and flew to the highest mountain. As soon as the sun appeared, he plucked off his feathers and shot an arrow at the sun. The first sun sets, and then the second. The second shot fell, and the third shot. In this way, six suns were shot in a row, and the seventh sun did not come out.
There is no sun in the sky, crops are not ripe, cattle and sheep are not long, vegetation is dead, and flowers are defeated. People are crying at the sky, hoping that the sun will come out early. However, the sun never came out, but the night cat essence smiled proudly.
People choose the most capable person to look for the sun. The people selected by the local people didn't come back, the people selected by the Dai people didn't come back, and the people selected by the Miao people didn't come back. The young man chosen by the Korean family came back, covered in scars, and died after saying the word "night owl essence".
Just when people were anxious, three Yi girls stood up. These three girls are beautiful, smart and brave, just like the freshest and reddest three cherry blossoms on Ailao Mountain. The three girls said: It seems that all people who go to look for the sun are killed by night owls. Only by removing the night cat essence first can we find the sun.
Drowned people with water, but not the night owl essence; An arrow, the arrow was blocked by the night cat essence. Three Yi girls took the lead in setting up the torch in Song and Ming Dynasties. When everyone saw it, they all came to strike up a conversation. After the torch was tied, everyone raised a point to light it, and the hills and hills were all illuminated. Night cats are afraid of light and fire, and there is nowhere to hide. Finally, people piled torches and burned the night owl essence to death.
In addition to the night cat essence, everyone discussed sending someone to find Sun. At this time, the three girls from Yi's family stood up again and asked for Sun. People look at these three smart, brave and beautiful girls, and their hearts are full of hope. People bless the three girls and hope that they will find the sun as soon as possible and return to Ailao Mountain safely.
The three girls bid farewell to their hometown and relatives and walked towards the place where the sun rose. Over ninety-nine mountains, over ninety-nine deep graves and over ninety-nine rivers. Three girls walked and walked and walked. I don't know how many years passed. I saw three girls' hair grow to the ground, and their black hair became as white as snow, but the sun still didn't find it.
One day, three girls were walking. There was thunder in the sky and the trees were shaking. A beautiful tiger jumped out of the lightning and blocked the way. Three girls kept walking towards the tiger, and the tiger suddenly disappeared.
Then, there was another thunder and the leaves fell. Another python rolled out in the lightning, and a forked tongue spit out from the fire-breathing mouth, flashing in front of the three girls like a hunting fork. Without blinking, the three girls went straight to the python, which suddenly disappeared again.
The third thunder rang again, and an old man with white hair and eyebrows appeared in the lightning. The old man said, "kind girl, don't go forward." You can't find the sun. Hurry home! " "
The three girls replied, "Without the sun, the crops are not ripe, the cattle and sheep are not long, and the flowers are not blooming. Even if you die, you must get the sun back. "
The old man shook his head and said, "You can't find it even if you die. Why go to die in vain! "
The three girls said,' Even if we die, there will be people who are not afraid of death to keep looking, and the sun will always find it. "
The old man nodded and said, "Brave girls, your hearts are purer than snow, and your aspirations are harder than stones. Wait here. On that day in beginning of autumn, a young man will ride here. He is the seventh sun you are looking for and the youngest and brightest sun. "
Sure enough, when I arrived in early autumn, a red-faced young man came here on a red horse. But by that time, the three girls were already very weak. They used their last strength to say to the young people, "Sun! You can't leave us. Without us, crops will not be ripe, cattle and sheep will not grow, and flowers will not bloom. The sun! Come on up. "
Say that finish, three girls died. Three girls didn't fall. Three peaks grow where they stand, and a red sun is held up by three sharp peaks. The sun shining with gold thread is brighter, and the warm light still shines on the earth.
To this day, every Mid-Autumn Festival, at the foot of Sanjian Mountain, thousands of people flock to the streets. Lusheng rings in the street, and black boys jingle. People danced happily in memory of the three girls who found the sun for the world.