The Butterfly Spring
Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 65 vocabulary words
Source: 民间传说(白族) · Folk tradition (Bai)
大理苍山云弄峰下有个蝴蝶泉。古时候姑娘雯姑和猎人霞郎相爱。
Under Cangshan's Yunong Peak near Dali lies the Butterfly Spring, where Wen'gu the girl and Xialang the hunter loved.
恶霸虞王看上了雯姑,要抢她。雯姑和霞郎一起跳进蝴蝶泉里。
The tyrant Prince Yu desired Wen'gu; the lovers leapt together into the spring.
泉水里飞出一对美丽的蝴蝶,从此每年农历四月十五,上万只蝴蝶飞到泉边来。
A pair of butterflies rose from the water, and every year on the 15th of the fourth moon tens of thousands gather at the spring.
人们说那两只蝴蝶就是雯姑和霞郎,蝴蝶会就是来看他们团圆的。
They are Wen'gu and Xialang, people say, the Butterfly Festival celebrates their reunion.