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The moon went around the sun，and the stars went around the moon.Hainaoxie and Daogao chased the sun and the moon for nine days and night.Daogao could not walk any further，so they stopped at the foot of the mountain cliff filling with swallows.

The two prepared to rest in a thatched nest under the rock when they saw a flock of swallows on the rock.The old swallows were feeding the young one，and the young swallows grooming the old ones with their mouths and feet，and they were so lovely.After having enough fun，the swallows chirped away.

After a while，the swallows flew back again，some carrying branches with mouths，some carrying grass，and some carrying soil.They kept flying back and forth and kept building up one nest after another with branches，thatch and soil in the crack of the cliff.

Looking at it，Daogao got up from the thatched nest.He took his sister's hands and shook it，“Sister，sister，get up quickly.We should learn how to build the nest from the swallows.If we master this skill，we can return home and build some big nests on Luofeng Mountain just like the swallows do.Then we won't be afraid of rain and snow，insects，tigers and leopards.”

It sounded reasonable.Then the elder sister led the younger brother to climb up to the big rock，where they learned how to build the nest from the swallows.

As the saying goes：The more often you stir the fires，the more light you get；the more often you turn up the ground，the fatter ground you get.The two learned to build a nest and learned the skills of cutting trees，breaking bamboos and pulling thatch from wild boars and orangutan.After that，they bid farewell to the swallows，wild boars and orangutan，and returned to Luofeng Mountain.