The Flying Man in Cangshan Mountain
Long long ago,Dali Bazi was full of water.There was a vast ocean from Eryuan's Xiashankou in the north to Fengyi's Dingxicen in the south.People living on the surrounding hillside had a tough life.
There was a young man named Ah Hu on Longquan Peak of Cangshan Mountain.He was very strong,courageous and kind.People liked him very much.
One day,Ah Hu went hunting and found a cave on the cliff of the top of the mountain and many crows were shouting“wah-wah”in front of the cave.The more he looked,the more strange he felt,so he climbed up the cliff.Arriving at the cave entrance,he saw a large colorful bird egg inside.Out of curiosity,he took it home.
That night,when Ah Hu was sleeping in a daze,Guanyin suddenly came to his bedside and said to him,“This is a phoenix egg,and whoever eats it will have half a fairy without practicing.Just eat it!This is the arrangement of the immortals.But in the future,you should do more good deeds and accumulate virtues.In case of you encounter any difficulty,you can come to see me in the west.”With saying that,Guanyin disappeared.
Ah Hu did eat the phoenix egg the following day.Soon,he was pleasantly surprised to see he grows a pair of wings.He clearly remembered what Guanyin had said in the dream and tried his best to do good things for the people.He was busy with helping people subdue wild animals and the floods.People all appreciated him and admired him.They regarded him as the god sent by the immortals to the world.
One day,the villagers complained to him,“Since we are living on the slope,we are getting less and less to eat and are often hurt by poisonous snakes and beasts.It would be nice to find a place to live in the Bazi.But the Bazi is full of water.Ah Hu,can you think of some ways for us?”Ah Hu said,“Sure,I'll give it a try.”
From then on,Ah Hu,relying on his flying skills,often hovered over the Bazi,looking for a hole to draw water out.Later,he found that the southern part of Xieyang Peak of Cangshan Mountain was the best outlet.As long as a hole was opened in the rock there,the water from Dali Bazi could be drawn out.
He happily returned to the hillside and told the villagers what he had seen and thought.People agreed with him.Some strong men followed Ah Hu to dig the mountain for water with tools.However,several days passed,and they could not cut through the rock.The rock in that place was very special.Even the villagers cut a hole in it the day before,the rock grew into its original shape again the following morning.No matter how hard they cut,they could not cut through it.Ah Hu told them to go back to have a rest.He then spread his wings and flew to the Western Heaven to ask Guanyin for help.He flew over hills after hills,mountains after mountains.He was worrying about where to find Guanyin when Guanyin appeared in the clouds.Ah Hu was about to speak,but Guanyin stopped him and said,“I have known everything.Just come with me!”Guanyin walked in front with colorful auspicious clouds,and Ah Hu fanned his wings to follow her.
Arriving at Xieyang Peak,Guanyin descended from the sky to the surface of the water.Guanyin took down a gold hairpin from her head and threw it at the rock wall,which was difficult to cut.With a loud noise,the rock was opened into a big hole.And there was still a large rock attached to it,forming a bridge.Later,people called it“Tiansheng Bridge”(which means the bridge formed naturally).Then the water in the Bazi spouted out from all directions through the Tiansheng Bridge.Soon there was less and less water in Dali Bazi and some lands were slowly exposed.
With the help of Ah Hu,the villagers moved from the mountain to the Bazi.Later,the water in the Bazi became less and less,and the number of people increased more and more.