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Dragon and the Cavern
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Region: China
Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature: None
Source: WingHung

Many years ago, there was a small and quiet coastline village in China. Near the shore, a small wooden house had been built next to an enormous cavern. Inside the house there lived a family: a couple, their sons and their daughters. The father was a fisherman and the whole family had led a normal life like the rest of the villagers.

But one evening when the father arrived home from work his wife was completely shocked by his new appearance. Surprisingly, his body was covered by lizard-like scales and moisture, and a pair of horns protruded out of his head!

"I am a dragon, now." The father told his wife seriously. "But I have a quarrel with an evil dragon about a place to live. I need your and our children's help. I'll be fighting with the evil dragon when my body is fully developed, and we will fight for the big cavern. Remember, the one with golden yellow sideburns is me, and the one with snowy white sideburns is my enemy."

On the battle day, the two eastern dragons fought outside the big cavern. So the mother and her children helped the father dragon by throwing lances and shooting arrows towards the evil dragon. At last, the family won the battle and they all led a happy life with a dragon as the father and a cavern as home ever after!

Most Recent Version (few changes):

Many years ago, there was a small and quiet coastline village in China. Near a cavern standing on the shore, a small wooden house had been built. Inside the house there lived a family: a husband and his wife, their sons and daughters. The father was a fisherman and the whole family had lead a normal life just as any other civilians.

But one evening, when the father went home from work, he shocked his wife completely by his new appearance. Surprisingly, he had been partially transformed into a strange creature...Lizard-like scales and moisture were all over his body and a pair of horns had protruded out of his head!

"I am a dragon now." the husband told his wife seriously. "I should have a cave or something similar to live in." "But now a devil, man-eating dragon is occupying the nearby cavern. I need your and our children's help. I'll be fighting with the devil dragon when I'm fully transformed. "Remember, the one with golden yellow horns is me, and the one with snowy white horns is my enemy!"

On another day, the two dragons were fighting fiercely outside the big cavern. So the mother and her children helped the father dragon by throwing lances and shooting arrows towards the evil dragon.

At last, the evil dragon was killed and the family had won the battle. They all led a happy life with a dragon as father and a cavern as their home ever after.

Translation by: WingHung

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