The Myth of Hunting
In ancient times，people covered themselves with leaves and drank raw water and ate raw meat.At that time，the trees were thick and tall，with strong branches and a pair of bright and far-sighted eyes.When the men hunted for wild animals，the trees helped them and told them where the beast went，and the men followed the directions.So no animal could escape from the hunter.People killed many wild animals every day.
The hunting goddess got worried and came to Guanyin's house and pleaded，“I hope that Bodhisattva will send a compassionate rescue to save my livestock.If the situation goes on like this，my cattle will be driven out in less than two years！”
After hearing this，Guanyin agreed to help her.Guanyin hurried to dig some mud，soaked it with water，then kneaded it into many balls and put them into a basket.And then Guanyin asked the hunting goddess to go with her，carrying the basket to the place where people were living.
The two just climbed to a mountain when they heard a burst of shouting.Guanyin looked up quickly and saw some branches.The branches were pointing at a red deer，which was running away desperately，and people were chasing after it.
Guanyin took over the basket from the hunting goddess and took out a few balls of mud.When people got closer，she threw it out unexpectedly.
“Ouch！”People cried out in unison，and each man's feet were firmly stuck to two clumps of mud，which turned into the two calves under the knees.
Guanyin put the rest of the mud on the eyes and faces of the trees.In this way，the branch had no mouth，ear，nose and eye any more.
Because of the calves，people could not run fast.Furthermore，they could not get help from the trees.So，they were no longer able to catch the animals to eat，and very soon they were hungry to be skinny and could not walk steadily.
After Guanyin knew it，she called the dog to help people hunt and chase wild animals.The dog could not catch up any wild animal，and returned to Guanyin with a sad face and said，“The animals can run very fast，and I can not see them after they climb over a mountain or a valley.Even a shadow can not be seen.How can I chase one？”
After thinking for a moment，Guanyin found the hunting goddess and said to her，“You must go back and smash a pot of garlic.Put the hind feet of all animals into the garlic pot and soak them for a while.”
The hunting goddess did as the command of Guanyin.Since then，the ground on which the wild animals had walked left a smell of garlic.The dogs help people drive the wild animals by the smell of garlic.Until now，when dogs are chasing wild animals，they still dig and sniff on the ground.
The hunting goddess knew that she was cheated by Guanyin，but it was too late to repent，so she had to hide the animals when the people went hunting.And Guanyin told people to beg the hunting goddess to release some animals.So every time people go hunting，they beg for the hunting goddess.This is the origin of offering sacrifices to the hunting goddess.