Chinese Mythology: Marriage of Fu Xi and Nu Wa

Preface: On the earth, there were many people and animals originally, but due to a great catastrophe, they all disappeared, leaving only Fu Xi and Nu Wa.What kind of catastrophe was it exactly?And how did Fu Xi and Nu Wa survive this catastrophe?

伏Fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā是shì兄xiōng妹mèi ， 后hòu来lái他tā们men结jié婚hūn了le 。
Fu Xi and Nu Wa were brother and sister, but later they got married.

他Tā们men小xiǎo时shí候hòu ， 村cūn子zi大dà半bàn年nián没méi下xià雨yǔ ， 庄zhuāng稼jià要yào枯kū死sǐ了le ， 人rén们men也yě快kuài渴kě死sǐ了le 。
When they were children, their village hadn’t rained for most of the year. The crops were dying, and people were also dying of thirst.

村Cūn民mín去qù求qiú他tā们men父fù亲qīn帮bāng忙máng ， 因yīn为wèi他tā们men父fù亲qīn会huì法fǎ术shù ， 能néng和hé神shén沟gōu通tōng 。
The villagers asked their father for help because he knew magic and could communicate with gods.

父Fù亲qīn生shēng气qì地de对duì天tiān说shuō ：“ 三sān天tiān内nèi不bù下xià雨yǔ ， 就jiù让ràng雷léi公gōng跌diē下xià来lái ！”
Their father angrily said to the sky, “If it doesn’t rain within three days, I will make Lei Gong (the Thunder God) fall from the sky!”

第Dì二èr天tiān真zhēn的de下xià雨yǔ了le ， 庄zhuāng稼jià得dé救jiù了le ， 人rén们men很hěn高gāo兴xìng 。
The next day, it really rained, and the crops were saved. People were very happy.

但Dàn父fù亲qīn因yīn此cǐ得dé罪zuì了le雷léi公gōng ， 雷léi公gōng想xiǎng要yào报bào复fù 。
But their father offended Lei Gong because of this, and Lei Gong wanted revenge.

父Fù亲qīn准zhǔn备bèi了le铁tiě笼lóng和hé叉chā子zi ， 等děng着zhe雷léi公gōng来lái 。
Their father prepared an iron cage and a fork, waiting for Lei Gong to come.

一Yī天tiān ， 雷léi公gōng来lái了le ， 带dài着zhe凶xiōng光guāng ， 父fù亲qīn用yòng叉chā子zi叉chā中zhòng了le雷léi公gōng 。
One day, Lei Gong came with a fierce look, and their father hit him with the fork.

父Fù亲qīn把bǎ雷léi公gōng关guān进jìn铁tiě笼lóng ， 施shī了le咒zhòu术shù 。
Their father put Lei Gong in the iron cage and cast a spell on him.

父Fù亲qīn让ràng伏fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā看kān守shǒu雷léi公gōng ， 叮dīng嘱zhǔ他tā们men不bù要yào给gěi雷léi公gōng水shuǐ喝hē 。
Their father asked Fu Xi and Nu Wa to guard Lei Gong and told them not to give him water to drink.

父Fù亲qīn走zǒu后hòu ， 雷léi公gōng呻shēn吟yín着zhe求qiú水shuǐ喝hē 。
After their father left, Lei Gong groaned and begged for water.

伏Fú羲xī说shuō不bù能néng给gěi ， 但dàn女nǚ娲wā心xīn软ruǎn了le ， 给gěi了le雷léi公gōng几jǐ滴dī水shuǐ 。
Fu Xi said they couldn’t give it, but Nu Wa softened and gave Lei Gong a few drops of water.

雷Léi公gōng得dé到dào水shuǐ ， 法fǎ力lì恢huī复fù ， 打dǎ破pò了le铁tiě笼lóng 。
Lei Gong regained his power after getting the water and broke the iron cage.

为Wèi了le感gǎn谢xiè兄xiōng妹mèi俩liǎ ， 雷léi公gōng给gěi了le他tā们men一yī颗kē牙yá齿chǐ ， 说shuō种zhòng在zài土tǔ里lǐ能néng长zhǎng出chū葫hú芦lú ， 遇yù到dào灾zāi难nàn可kě以yǐ躲duǒ进jìn去qù 。
To thank the siblings, Lei Gong gave them a tooth and said that if they planted it in the soil, it would grow into a gourd, and they could hide inside it during disasters.

父Fù亲qīn回huí来lái后hòu ， 知zhī道dào雷léi公gōng逃táo走zǒu了le ， 就jiù造zào了le一yī艘sōu铁tiě船chuán以yǐ防fáng万wàn一yī 。
When their father returned and found out that Lei Gong had escaped, he built an iron ship just in case.

兄Xiōng妹mèi俩liǎ种zhòng下xià牙yá齿chǐ ， 长zhǎng出chū了le大dà葫hú芦lú 。
The siblings planted the tooth and a huge gourd grew out.

雷Léi公gōng报bào复fù ， 命mìng令lìng雨yǔ神shén不bù停tíng下xià雨yǔ ， 洪hóng水shuǐ淹yān没mò了le大dà地dì 。
Lei Gong retaliated by ordering the Rain God to keep raining, and the flood淹没d the earth.

父Fù亲qīn躲duǒ进jìn铁tiě船chuán ， 兄xiōng妹mèi俩liǎ躲duǒ进jìn葫hú芦lú ， 随suí洪hóng水shuǐ漂piāo流liú到dào天tiān上shàng 。
Their father hid in the iron ship, while the siblings hid in the gourd and floated to the sky with the flood.

父Fù亲qīn敲qiāo天tiān门mén让ràng洪hóng水shuǐ退tuì去qù ， 但dàn铁tiě船chuán从cóng高gāo空kōng落luò下xià摔shuāi碎suì了le ， 父fù亲qīn死sǐ了le 。
Their father knocked on the gate of heaven to make the flood go away, but the iron ship fell from the sky and broke into pieces, killing him.

兄Xiōng妹mèi俩liǎ从cóng葫hú芦lú里lǐ出chū来lái ， 平píng安ān无wú事shì 。
The siblings came out of the gourd and were safe.

除Chú了le伏fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā ， 大dà地dì上shàng的de人rén和hé动dòng物wù都dōu死sǐ光guāng了le 。
Everyone and every animal on the earth died except Fu Xi and Nu Wa.

天Tiān神shén责zé备bèi雷léi公gōng ， 雷léi公gōng后hòu悔huǐ ， 天tiān神shén让ràng伏fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā结jié婚hūn繁fán衍yǎn新xīn人rén类lèi 。
The gods blamed Lei Gong, who regretted it. The gods then asked Fu Xi and Nu Wa to marry and reproduce a new humanity.

伏Fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā说shuō除chú非fēi竹zhú子zi能néng接jiē起qǐ来lái ， 否fǒu则zé不bù结jié婚hūn 。
Fu Xi and Nu Wa said they wouldn’t marry unless bamboo could be reconnected.

天神把竹子接起来，竹子就有了节。
The gods reconnected the bamboo, and it became jointed.

伏Fú羲xī和hé女nǚ娲wā结jié婚hūn了le ， 两liǎng年nián后hòu生shēng下xià一yī个gè肉ròu球qiú 。
Fu Xi and Nu Wa got married and gave birth to a meatball two years later.

他Tā们men把bǎ肉ròu球qiú弄nòng碎suì撒sǎ下xià去qù ， 鱼yú虾xiā 、 鸟niǎo兽shòu 、 人rén都dōu出chū现xiàn了le 。
They crushed the meatball and scattered it, and fish, birds, animals, and people appeared.

从Cóng此cǐ ， 天tiān下xià又yòu重chóng新xīn有yǒu了le人rén和hé动dòng物wù 。
From then on, there were people and animals on the earth again.

通过阅读中国神话、民间故事、历史典故、人物传记学汉语，简单易学，中英对照，适合初学者！
Learning Chinese through reading Chinese mythology, folk stories, historical allusions, and biographies is easy to learn and bilingual, suitable for beginners!