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Ging-Gu the Firefly

There was a farmer named Huo-Wang, who lived in the Chihkan region of Tainan. His wife fell ill and passed away, leaving behind two young daughters. The older sister was Ging-Gu, and the younger sister was Ging-Jen.

One day, Huo-Wang went to the city to sell rice, leaving the two sisters at home. After dinner, the sisters sat at the door waiting for their father to come home. Ging-Jen held out her pinky and told her older sister, Lets make a bet! If father doesnt come home tonight, I will move all of the rice into the barn tomorrow. Ging-Gu replied, You are still young, and too weak to move all the rice. Ging-Jen said, I will surely win! If you lose, you will move the rice into the barn tomorrow. Ging-Gu had no choice but to make a bet with her sister.

Just then, their neighbor Uncle A-Mu came and told the sisters, I have a message from your father. He says he hasnt finished selling his rice, and he wont be coming home tonight. Ging-Jen was so angry at having lost the bet, she ran toward the city to look for her father. Ging-Gu chased after her little sister, but it was so dark, she soon lost sight of Ging-Jen. Ging-Gu kept calling, Ging-Jen! Ging-Jen! And searched for her sister along the narrow paddy embankments. Ging-Gu searched everywhere, but she couldnt find her sister. It was pitch dark all around her, and Ging-Gu was very frightened. She thought to herself, If only I had a light to see with. Suddenly, she lost her balance and fell into the water and drowned.

Even after she died, Ging-Gu still worried about her little sister. She turned into a swarm of glowing insects, and flew across fields and pastures, along the river, and into the woods, searching everywhere for her beloved sister. Villagers named the glowing insect Fiery Ging-Gu, which is another name for the firefly.





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