Half Beauty Half Beast (16/10/07)
Last night I went to a temple and watched a Chinese opera show
Interestingly I came to like Chinese opera show
The stories are usually popular Chinese olden classic
The show last night was about a Half Beauty Half Beast woman
Half of her face was extremely beautiful
The other half was like a demon, badly burnt
She was the best in sword play and martial art “Kong Fu” in the kingdom
One day the Emperor went hunting with his special imperial guards
He shot a royal arrow into the air trying to strike a flying bird
He missed the bird but the arrow was caught by the Half Beauty Half Beast woman
Looking at the arrow, she knew it was a royal arrow
Confidently and calmly she sat on the arrow on top of a big stone
Waiting for the Emperor to come to retrieve it
The beautiful side of her face was facing the direction of the path
Leading to the stone where she was sitting and knowing the Emperor will come
The imperial guards found a beautiful woman sitting on the royal arrow
Talking nicely to her for the arrow but she insisted that the owner asked himself
If he wanted back his arrow knowing the owner was the Emperor
The Emperor had no choice and then politely asked for his arrow himself
She told the Emperor to pull out the arrow if he wanted his arrow back
The Emperor with all his might could not pull out the arrow sat atop by her
Seeing such a pretty woman and excellent in Kong Fu
He admired her and started to talk leisurely to her
She then demanded that if the Emperor wanted his arrow back
He must promised to marry her within three days
The Emperor being single at that time was just too glad to promise
She let him have his arrow back and came down from the big stone
When the Emperor saw her beastly side, he freaked out with fear
Almost wanted to run for his life thinking he saw a ghost
She apprehended him and made him promise to deliver his words within three days
The Emperor agreed and left the place in a hurry
When the three days were up, the Half Beauty Half Beast woman waited in vain
Very angry she went to the palace to look for the Emperor
But within the three days the Emperor hurriedly married another beautiful woman
His chief imperial guard warned him about his promise to the Half Beauty Half Beast
The Emperor ignored his advice and proceeded with his marriage
But when the Half Beauty Half Beast woman discovered that the Emperor
Had just married and broken his promise to marry her
She turned fiery and in rage putting the Emperor in fear
Through his advisor, the Emperor put the two women into an immediate test
One the Half Beauty and the other his just married wife to a writing contest
If the Half Beauty won, the Emperor must marry and take her as the first wife
If the Half Beauty lost, then she had to forgive the Emperor and leave the palace
The Half Beauty excelled in sword play and surprisingly also in literature
She won the contest and the Emperor was forced to marry her reluctantly
Although the Half Beauty achieved what she wanted
She could not find love from the Emperor because of her ugly demonic half
Out of frustration she left the palace and went back to her parents’ house
During this time there was a warlord who wanted to become the Emperor
The warlord sent a threatening letter to the Emperor to hand over his throne peacefully
Or else he would take the throne by force with his private army
There were no hero in the kingdom and the Emperor through his advisor
Was forced to persuade the Half Beauty Half Beast to defend the kingdom
Reluctantly she agreed and went to fight with the warlord
Through her extraordinary skill in swordplay, she defeated the warlord
The warlord surrendered and the Half Beauty let him go free without killing him
She returned to the palace and there were great celebration throughout the kingdom
The Emperor accepted her as his first wife wholeheartedly
Miraculously through her good deeds and risking her life to save the kingdom
Heaven healed her demonic half and she turned into a Heavenly beauty
Perfect and the most extraordinary beauty in the kingdom
There was great joy, love and peace throughout the kingdom
For many generations……………..