Chinese Mythology: Tao Wu

In the distant ancient times, there existed a mysterious creature named Tao Wu in Chinese mythology.

据Jù说shuō ， 梼táo杌wù是shì北běi方fāng天tiān帝dì颛zhuān顼Xū的de一yī个gè儿ér子zi 。 然Rán而ér ， 他tā性xìng格gé顽wán固gù不bù化huà ， 凶xiōng恶è异yì常cháng ， 常cháng常cháng做zuò出chū一yī些xiē违wéi背bèi常cháng理lǐ的de事shì情qíng 。

It was said that Tao Wu was a son of Zhuan Xu, the Northern Heavenly Emperor. However, he had a stubborn and fierce personality, often doing things that defied common sense.

他Tā的de行xíng为wéi引yǐn起qǐ了le天tiān帝dì的de不bù满mǎn ， 天tiān帝dì决jué定dìng将jiāng他tā贬biǎn下xià凡fán间jiān ， 以yǐ示shì惩chéng罚fá 。

His behavior caused dissatisfaction among the Heavenly Emperors, and they decided to exile him to the mortal world as punishment.

被Bèi贬biǎn下xià凡fán的de梼táo杌wù并bìng没méi有yǒu悔huǐ改gǎi ， 反fǎn而ér变biàn得de更gèng加jiā狂kuáng暴bào 。 他Tā化huà身shēn为wéi一yī只zhī形xíng似sì老lǎo虎hǔ ， 但dàn全quán身shēn长zhǎng满mǎn长zhǎng毛máo ， 且qiě拥yōng有yǒu坚jiān硬yìng鳞lín甲jiǎ的de怪guài兽shòu 。

Tao Wu, exiled to the mortal world, did not repent but became even more furious. He transformed into a monster resembling a tiger but covered in long hair and with hard scales.

梼Táo杌wù常cháng常cháng在zài深shēn山shān老lǎo林lín中zhōng出chū没mò ， 袭xí击jī过guò往wǎng的de行xíng人rén 。 他Tā的de吼hǒu声shēng震zhèn耳ěr欲yù聋lóng ， 令lìng人rén心xīn生shēng恐kǒng惧jù 。

Tao Wu often lurked in the deep mountains and forests, attacking passing travelers. His roar was deafening and filled people with fear.

然Rán而ér ， 有yǒu一yī个gè勇yǒng敢gǎn的de猎liè人rén ， 名míng叫jiào后hòu羿yì 。 他Tā听tīng闻wén了le梼táo杌wù的de恶è行xíng ， 决jué定dìng为wéi民mín除chú害hài 。

However, there was a brave hunter named Hou Yi. He heard about Tao Wu’s evil deeds and decided to eliminate the harm he caused to the people.

后Hòu羿yì带dài着zhe他tā的de弓gōng箭jiàn ， 深shēn入rù山shān林lín ， 历lì经jīng千qiān辛xīn万wàn苦kǔ ， 终zhōng于yú找zhǎo到dào了le梼táo杌wù 。 在Zài一yī场cháng激jī烈liè的de战zhàn斗dòu中zhōng ， 后hòu羿yì凭píng借jiè他tā的de勇yǒng气qì和hé智zhì慧huì ， 成chéng功gōng地de将jiāng梼táo杌wù射shè杀shā 。

With his bow and arrows, Hou Yi ventured deep into the mountains and forests, enduring numerous hardships, and finally found Tao Wu. In a fierce battle, Hou Yi, with his courage and wisdom, successfully shot and killed Tao Wu.

从Cóng此cǐ ， 梼táo杌wù的de传chuán说shuō在zài民mín间jiān流liú传chuán开kāi来lái ， 成chéng为wéi了le人rén们men警jǐng示shì顽wán固gù不bù化huà和hé凶xiōng恶è行xíng为wéi的de象xiàng征zhēng 。