Meng Jiangnü
Level 3 · 神话传说 · 神话传说 · 58 vocabulary words
Source: 中国民间故事 · Chinese folktale
秦始皇修长城,把很多人抓去干活。孟姜女的丈夫也被抓走了。
The First Emperor built the Great Wall and forced many men to work. Meng Jiangnü's husband was taken away.
冬天到了,孟姜女做好棉衣,走了很远很远,去长城给丈夫送衣服。
Winter came. Meng Jiangnü made warm clothes and walked a very long way to bring them to him at the Wall.
可是丈夫已经死了,埋在长城下面。孟姜女哭了三天三夜。
But her husband had already died and been buried under the Wall. She cried for three days and nights.
长城哭倒了一段,露出了丈夫的尸骨。人们一直记着这个悲伤的故事。
A section of the Wall collapsed, uncovering his bones. People have always remembered this sad story.